Threats To Apple Empire Are Gathering Strength

In last week’s column (“Bye Bye BlackBerry. How Long Will Apple Last?”), I discussed the precipitous decline of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry, a device that held “must-have” status just five years ago but is now scrambling for its very survival. The moral of the story: In today’s dynamic, rapidly evolving information marketplace, no tech titan stays on the top of the hill very long—not AOL, not Microsoft, not MySpace, not BlackBerry, and not even Apple.