At ReadWriteWeb, I’ve chronicled (and charted) Apple’s last ten years of incredible growth. That is, it’s been ten full years since 2001, the last year that Apple’s annual revenue declined on a year-over-year basis. Since then, Apple has grown every year, starting at 2% in 2002 and peaking (so far) at 68% growth in 2012.

So my natural question is: When will Apple stop growing? How long can it keep this up? Read on for the dramatic conclusion!

Also, here’s a special “director’s cut” version of the charts I ran at RWW, these going back a little more to 1997, with some different annotations.

Also: The amazing Steve Jobs effect: Apple’s performance before and after Steve’s comeback