Were there? I don't remember any of those, but I do remember a lot of people giving their opinion on changes.
There are several of those types of comments here where we are discussing Apple's record quarter. You really think people weren't saying Apple is doomed after what HN thought was a weak release of new MacBook Pros?
Can you link to some of these comments? I didn't see any. I will dig up one of the old threads shortly to see if I can find any.
Literally the only comments I see about Apple being doomed are from people making the claim that people are saying Apple is doomed.