Stragegy and Structure_ Nov.18, 2014
Content
Industry Introduction
Strategy Analysis
Recommendation
Industry Introduction
Industry Introduction
- Smart Phone Industry
Supplier
- Low bargaining power
Buyer
Substitute
- Booming market
- Difficult to find substitute
- High price elasticity
- Low switching cost
- Certain brand royalty (for Apple users)
New entrant
- Certain requirement of technology and
investment
- Networks/Carrier barrier
- Certain local policy incentives
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Existing competitor
- Heavy competition (Nokia, Motorola and Samsung with market share of 60%)
-Low product life cycle(6-9 months)
- High product differentiation
(platform/system, business model)
- White-box phones
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Industry Introduction
-PC Industry
Supplier
Buyer
- High bargaining power for microprocessor supplier
Substitute
- Booming market
- Low bargaining power for accessories
- Certain substitutes: Play station, smart phones and so on.
- High price elasticity
- Low switching cost
-Certain brand royalty (for Apple users)
New entrant
- Substantial requirement of technology and investment
- Certain policy incentives
Existing competitor
- Heavy competition
- Many players
- Product differentiation
- Driven by price and functions
- White-box PC
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Industry Introduction
-Industry Analysis
Smart
Phone
PC
Supplier
Buyer
Substitute
New Entrant
Current Competition
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• The comparison is based on the situation around 2010. When Apple entered smart phone industry, the situation was different from the aspect of entry barrier and Buyer.
• Standing in the shoe of Apple, these two industries share a lot of similarities, and advantage of
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Smart Phone industry is not really substantial.
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Strategy Analysis
-SWOT analysis
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Strengths
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Opportunities
cutting edge technology, multiple usage product
Locking AT&T
Premium price
Revenue sharing and subsidy with mobile phone operators • Integration with