Apple isn't worth imitating anymore

I don't like the argument that Apple went downhill after Steve Jobs's death. It's a lazy analysis rooted more in nostalgia and bravado than substance. However, it's hard to dismiss the point, as the company has become more of a weather vane than a trendsetter. Apple seems content to repackage popular ideas, hoping its impressive marketing arm will reassure us the latest iPhone is worth the beefy price. While convincing the phone-buying masses that the Emperor has no clothes is an enormous task, it shouldn't be difficult to persuade Android manufacturers that the once venerable Apple is no longer worthy of emulation.