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Has Apple Lost its Secret Sauce?

When Steve Jobs passed away in October 2011, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) investors instantly worried the consumer electronics juggernaut had lost its innovative soul.Increasingly, investors seem to be betting those fears are coming true.Seventy-one percent of respondents in a newly-released Bloomberg poll say Apple has lost its cachet as an industry innovator, including 28% who say it is permanent and 43% who believe it may just be a temporary issue.Another 23% of poll respondents believe Apple remains on top of the industry as an innovator and 6% were unsure, Bloomberg said.That sentiment helps explain why Apple's shares have tumbled 18% so far this year, vastly trailing the Nasdaq 100's 13% rally and Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) 28.5% leap.Since topping out at $705.07 on September 21, Apple has plunged 38% through Thursday's close at $434.58 as investors worry about rising competition from the likes of Google and especially Samsung.Apple had long been admired for its groundbreaking inventions, inc...

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