Salon writes, Like a distinguished violinist working her way through a familiar Beethoven sonata, Lydia Depilis delivers a thoroughly professional rendition of a classic tune -- Apple fans and their discontents -- in The (new) New Republic. Timed to coincide with Apple's annual meeting on Wednesday, the piece explores a growing sense of qualm on the part of Apple's most fervent worshippers. The company, despite its huge profits and genre-defining products, just doesn't seem so insanely great any more. The thrill is gone. The malaise stems from multiple sources. Apple hasn't delivered any mind-blowing new…