I'm reading 'Inside Apple' at the moment, and there's a line near the start that says (paraphrasing) "Apple views investors as an irritant to necessary evil". I

I'm reading 'Inside Apple' at the moment, and there's a line near the start that says (paraphrasing) "Apple views investors as an irritant to necessary evil". I'm sure whilst analysts pontificate on the prices going up and down and the tech community view it as a sign Apple is waning, the fact is they're selling more product and making more money than ever before. They're very much in a comfortable position, they make about $6bn in profit most quarters, that's just a silly number. Analysts might say Apple is on the wane, but they really don't seem to be at all. And for what it's worth, I can see iPhone/iPad sales staying consistent, because once you invest a reasonable sum into the ecosystem it's not like you're going to be able to walk away.