The reasoning behind the Apple Doomsday Cult's prediction, if you remember, is that Tim Cook has been tried and convicted of the singular sin of not being Steven P. Jobs. Case closed, Apple doomed, please purchase my white paper.

Over at the The Street (The Street), Erick Jackson notes the teensy problem with that theorem.

(tip o' the antlers to stinmass)

Apple could have the most amazing management team in the world, but none of us would talk about it, because Steve Jobs was that good a CEO.

Point in fact, that's exactly what's happening. The Macalope has said this for a long time, but people were spoiled by Steve Jobs. If Phil Schiller were at any other company people would hold him up as the next best presenter. Instead all we heard for years was "He's no Steve Jobs." The same is now true of Tim Cook. Forget all his other characteristics, he's not as charismatic as Jobs, so get ready to watch Cupertino burn to the ground.