"..several more wonderful new products to launch in the coming months.."

Those words are music to any Mac lover's ears...  Apple had yet another amazing quarter.  I say yet another because Apple has had a string of around fifty record-breaking quarters in a row.   All is going great, right?  Surprisingly, Apple advised lower on Q4 than originally anticipated, so the stock is only gaining steadily (as of this writing).  But is there a pattern emerging?

Check out this Forbes article quote: 

Apple usually doesn’t talk about upcoming products. But while Apple employees won't talk, the numbers don't lie: Something's up.

Apple  reported a 73% earnings surge for its latest quarter Wednesday, sending Apple shares up more than 8% in after-hours trading despite disappointing earnings guidance for its current quarter. Not that Apple's guidance is worth much — Apple blew past analyst estimates by a full 20 cents a share for its fiscal third quarter.

The explanation for the weak guidance: higher component costs, back-to-school discounts and a mysterious "product transition" will cause Apple earnings to come in lower than expected. Translation: Apple is going to shake up its product lineup.

The above article is from one year ago!  Yet it could be from today.  Apple releases record earnings, but forecasts low for next quarter because of product transition. 

Last year's big surprise was the iPod touch and Video Nano; what will this year's be?  My guess is the EEE PC space is about to have a new challenger.

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