Is Apple Approaching a Defining Moment?

Apple will soon discuss its results for the first quarter of 2009 but its the next three months that may be a defining moment for the company...

An article by Kevin Kelleher for GigaOM suggests that Apple's activities in the last quarter have largely been incremental but in the near future the company will roll out initiatives that could involve considerably more risk.

Normally, this would be little more than a tricky juggling act for Apple, but hitting all these moving targets in the midst of a major shift in leadership will make it a defining moment for the company. While the Wall Street Journal reported this week that Jobs still regularly reviews products and product plans (a report that was greeted with some skepticism), if and when he takes up the reins at Apple again, he'll be returning to a company that has made several crucial strategic decisions during his absence.


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