From CNET: When it comes to Apple, things aren't so simple anymore.
The company's 2015 was punctuated by high-risk, big-ticket launches that have taken Apple into entirely new areas. It's no longer just that iPhone company, even if its revenue suggests otherwise. Cupertino, California-based Apple this year introduced a smartwatch, a subscription music service, an updated streaming-TV box and a larger tablet aimed at the workplace.
For consumers, and particularly for Apple fans, all the activity may have been a bit dizzying. The array of new products and services came on top of the now-traditional annual upgrade to the iPhone franchise, which still accounts for roughly two-thirds of Apple's total sales.
The September release of the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus helped push Apple to its "most successful year yet," CEO Tim Cook said on a call with analysts in October.
The biggest question at the start of the year focused on the Apple Watch. The wearable, initially teased in the latter half of 2014, marked the first new device category to emerge under Cook. It arrived after other tech companies had tried, and failed, to make wearables the next hot thing.
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