industry is very volatile. remember early days there were companies most ppl thought were indestructable (i can't think of an example) but where are they now.
AOL made a ton of money from dial up users, a segment of the industry that was going to drop. apple is still pumping out solid products. growth could slow as their products life cycles become more mature but this isn't in the same ballpark as AOL before its fall.
Keep harping on your negative fortune telling. Its a by product of doom and gloom. Any time you subjectively try to predict markets , its called fortune telling. Had you supported your bias with Technical charts, than it would make a difference and people will listen. The above chart is not what market technicians use to support price movements in equities. Keep finding examples of 1929 and 1987 crashes and 2000-2003 bear market crashes. Keep blowing this gust of doom & gloom all over town.
aapl is a commodity stock up, down and all over. Ipods are over,iphone is stable,imacs ...hype ran this turd up and down...dont ever fall in love with commodity products.