John Siracusa has recently written a couple of noteworthy articles titled Apple Turnover and Apple Turnaround. Although I mostly agree with the sentiments expressed by those articles, I'm much more pessimistic than Siracusa, who says, "It’s springtime, and I’m choosing to believe in new life. I swear it’s not too late." The title of my article, Apple Turntable—a less clever riff on its inspirations—signifies that I believe Apple is a broken record. In other words, it's too late. My ...