Can things get any better for Apple ?

With Apple up nearly 80% since last February—and more than 400% since its 2009 low—the stock has single-handedly guaranteed that my portfolio has outperformed the major averages.

This week, Verizon Communications announced that its 93 million subscribers will be able to buy the iPhone in February. I plan to be one of them. This development should bring a gusher of sales for Apple, which has been blowing away analyst estimates already. Its recent year-over-year earnings growth was 70%, on revenue gains of 67%. Its operating margin was 27%. Analysts are nearly unanimous in recommending the stock, even as it reaches new highs.

The Apple-centric world I hypothesized when first recommending Apple shares has largely materialized, at least for me. I tote around my iPad and my MacBook Air, own an iPod and am typing this column at a work station with a large Apple desktop screen. I'm intrigued by Apple TV, and, as I said, hope soon to be brandishing an iPhone.