Introduction This assignment seeks to take an in depth look at the company known as “Apple” the leading manufacturer of products such as the “iPhone”‚ the “iPad” and the Macbook Pro. The name “Apple” was given to the company by co-founder Steve Jobs after he had spent some time at a local apple orchid‚ and decided the name would be perfect for the company as he felt that the word “Apple” was not one that caused customers to be frightened‚ threatened or alarmed and it did not make the company
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Apple Case 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple was a hip alternative to other computer brands. It supported a plug-and-play peripheral‚ offered a cutting-edge‚ tightly integrated user experience. The Apple Mac Pro had a sleek metal case and featured high-end graphics capability. Apple had attractive design factors‚ enabled ease of use‚ had high security and was high-quality bundled software. 2. Analyze the dynamics of the PC industry. Are these dynamics favorable or problematic
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Apple changed its company name from Apple Computer to Apple Inc in 2007. And with this name change‚ the chief element of Apple strategy is to let consumer know‚ it is not just a computer company‚ but a company provide other products‚ such as iPod‚ iTunes‚ and iPhone. In Sculley Years‚ Apple’s chief element was to be versatile compare to IBM‚ and it will be the complete desktop solution with desktop publishing. Also‚ Mac wants to have a closer relationship with its customers‚ which is called love
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driving the business sector of computer and technology. In 2000 fellow benefactor of Apple‚ Steven Jobs understood the chance to enter the new exceptionally potential business sector.
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Week 05 Case Study “Apple introduced the original iPhone back in 2007‚ instantly obsoleting every other smartphone on the planet in every way that mattered” (Ritchie‚ 2013‚ p.1). Within the next two years Apple came out with the iPhone 3G and 3GS which they were able to increase the functionality while simultaneously lowering the price‚ this allowed Apple to take the smartphone fully out of the niche and make them mainstream (Ritchie‚ 2013). Apple was able to bring the iPhone to broader
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4. STRATEGY ANALYSIS AND CHOICE ---Estee Lauder 1. SWOT Matrix A SWOT analysis is important as a clear basis is provided to examine the performance of a business. It is also very important for the products a company offers‚ as it is essential in the branding and marketing of the company products. This model helps in the understanding of the ‘firm and its surroundings’. SWOT analysis for Estee Lauder from four aspects‚ such as Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ Threats‚ they belong to Internal
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and globalization in other countries allows Apple to recognize a need to become more main-stream in other geographical areas. Apple will have to use two strategies‚ one for the domestic market‚ the United States‚ and one for the international markets France and Australia. The appropriate channel strategies Apple should use for the domestic market and international markets is the multi-channel strategy and the pull strategy. The multi-channel strategy defined as “offering customers more than one
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Subject: Apple and Foxconn controversy from the eye of the consumer Over the last couple years‚ Apple and Foxconn have been partaking in poor business methods thus causing them a great deal of deserved criticism. The consumer‚ must decide whether or not to continue buying from Apple because the consumer is what causes Apple to continue to make new products which results in the poor conditions at Foxconn. Foxconn and Apple violate many ethical‚ moral and basic human principles. The Situation
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the article titled ‘Samsung vs Apple‚ The Battle for Design Dominance’ written by Haydn Shaughnessy and retrieved from www.forbes.com. The article is about Samsung vs Apple executing a new foundation and platform for business strategy. This is a key change in the business strategy of the software organization. This material is very important and relevant to the course content of business strategy because of the following reasons: It talks about business strategy of one of the leading cell phone
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The conflicts between Apple and Samsung In the emerging market smartphone usage is increasing‚ while the most representative brands are Apple and Samsung. Apple is the most valuable US brand that has played a dominant position in US; while Samsung is a South Korea multinational conglomerate firm and the represent products are innovative and revolutionary smartphone and tablet. Apple and Samsung are the most extraordinary companies in terms of the advanced productions and market capitalization (Cantor
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