Yeah, even the industrial design angle seems a bit on the wane.Most likely move to open a new product lineand integrate it into the apple ecosystem.
At this point they havent had any new product lines or innovations rather than thinner and custom chip designs , if they want to go that way.Although i think a better fit for them would be one of the humanoid robot firms and apply some of that industrial design they are(were) famous for.
I guess I could go with an apple bot...especially if they partner with someone that really does AI. The Chinese techs however are better positioned to do this, even if a trade war cuts off access to the USA, they still have the rest of the world. One wonders what could have happened if Google didn't get rid of Boston Robotics.