But it's not surprising that Apple is run differently now. It's a gigantic company and gigantic companies almost by definition have to be run differently than when they're smaller. Lines of communication are longer, there are more and different pressures ("we have to meet payroll!!" vs. "who can we buy to prevent losing our position as the hegemon?")

I wouldn't be surprised if Apple reorganizes itself into a holding company of various divisions (kinda like Alphabet/Google, kinda like the old IBM having the PC business in Boca), but who knows.

Cheers,
Scott.