The reason that those companies you've listed failed is that Apple killed them with superior products. Apple just concluded an epic quarter.
Samsung is pulling away from Apple yet again.
Samsung is wasting stock holders' money in court fighting losing battles, defending itself for stealing Apple's intellectual property.
Again, please provide the documentation to show where your business decisions have propelled your own company, in comparison to the failures you're claiming at Apple.
Or, maybe, just STFU and don't buy the stock?
I don’t need to show you diddly squat about my portfolio. I assure you I’ve been trading stocks long before you. And made far more than one might imagine.
Companies come and go. Arrogance is not a good way to play the market. Many companies have taken the top spot, only to be dethroned a short time later.
Apple may have taken the prize from HTC. But HTC took the prize from Nokia. And Nokia took the prize from Qualcomm. And Qualcomm took the prize from Motorola. The list continues.
Bottom line: complacency is the death of technology companies. What has Apple done do curb this?