What Apple's first down quarter in 13 years really means

Apple's 13-year revenue growth streak has come to an end. The company this week reported its first year-over-year decline in revenue since 2003, down 13 percent in the first quarter of 2016 from the same period last year. 
The downswing, which comes almost five years after former CEO and founder Steve Jobs passed away, is fueling some negative perceptions of Apple amidst the realization that companies cannot continue to grow in perpetuity. The reason Apple's improbable period of growth end