Clearly we're witnessing what Epstein called "the beginning of the end" for Apple. And just in time, too. The Macalope's all out of religious metaphors.

Despite this being the territory he was born to patrol, it's sometimes astounding to the Macalope how bad some of the analysis of Apple is, even after all these years and all these public .

Sigh. Maybe it's our fault. Maybe we haven't pantsed these analysts enough. Or maybe we focused too much on pantsing and neglected other forms of explaining to someone how they're wrong. Like wedgies. Or snicker-snagging.

Whatever the case, it's completely wasted on some of these people. Paul Thurrott, for instance, says things like "Apple's fans are more interested in spending money than they are with facts" when the iPhone 4S sets sales records primarily because that's just his shtick. He's playing to his audience. The other reason he does it is because those grapes are : Paul's pals in Redmond can't seem to give away Windows Phone Plays For Sure Enterprise Edition for Workgroups 7 units.