Great answers!
I don't think so, Apple is as good as they always were - which is they are one of the top technology companies. They had a wonder hit with iPhone - that product truly changed the industry.
I don't thing we are in disagreement on this. I think it is the perception that has changed and that is due to a shift in emphasis.
I'm sorry to point this out, but this whole "life enhancement company" is just overblown hyperbole the master marketer that was Steve Jobs would have you believe. Sure, their marketing isn't as good anymore - and that's made all the difference for perception.
Possibly but I think they are missing out by not trying to at least replicate some of the things he used to do. The way the Airpods were marketed is a great example of where they are going wrong.
If there's one area Apple has fallen behind, it's in the PC market.
Definitely and also the Pro apps. They killed Aperture for example.
There's another area Apple has no answer to is AR (Microsoft HoloLens) or VR (Oculus Rift,
I suspect they are waiting for the technology to mature right now.
There's talk of self-driving cars and the like in the future. Let's see where that goes.
Yes that will be interesting. There's also the persistent rumour that they are going to go in to movie and tv production (like Netflix).