Can we dispense with the 'Apple is dead' meme -- other CEOs would lose a limb to have a bad quarter like this

Listening to Apple's fiscal second quarter 2016 earnings conference call yesterday was like attending a funeral—where the eulogy is for someone whom you know has gone to Hell. There's no way to sugarcoat that the good days are over and an eternity of burning flesh awaits. I kid you not. Haul over to iTunes and download the replay. You'll feel the grim reaper looking over your shoulder while CEO Tim Cook talks as joyfully about Apple's performance as a man granted last words before the gallows. And I wonder why? So what that Apple reported its first revenue decline in… [Continue Reading]