The Apple I‚ Apple’s first product‚ was sold as an assembled circuit board and lacked basic features such as a keyboard‚ monitor‚ and case. The owner of this unit added a keyboard and a wooden case. Apple was established on April 1‚ 1976‚ by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne[1] to sell the Apple I personal computer kit‚ a computer single handedly designed by Wozniak. The kits were hand-built by Wozniak[24][25] and first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club.[26] The Apple I was
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Drew Galloway October 8th 2014 BMGT 1101 Apple Inc. Apple is an extraordinary company. The company was founded by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne on April 1st 1976. The whole purpose of Apple was‚ to develop and sell personal computers. It has come a long way from a small owned business into a multinational corporation. After the death of Steve Jobs the company had to hire a new CEO‚ Tim Cook. Tim Cook was the complete opposite of Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was very loud and unpredictable
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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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Ryan air‚ an Irish airline started in 1985 by Ryan family with a capital share of £1 and a staff of 25. Over the past few years the company has shown tremendous ontogeny. Indeed it is Europe’s largest low cost carrier and fastest growing airlines. Currently it’s operating more than 1‚500 flights every day from over 50 bases and around 1400 low fare routes across 28 countries which connect 165 destinations. Now I am going to discuss Ryan air’s (RA) current strategic position by analysing its macro
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Worldwide Tablet Shipments‚ Fourth Quarter 2012 (Preliminary) (Units Shipments are in millions) Vendor 4Q12 Shipments 4Q12 Market Share 4Q11 Shipments 4Q11 Market Share 4Q12/4Q11 Growth 1. Apple 22.9 43.6% 15.5 51.7% 48.1% 2. Samsung 7.9 15.1% 2.2 7.3% 263.0% 3. Amazon.com Inc. 6.0 11.5% 4.7 15.9% 26.8% 4. ASUS 3.1 5.8% 0.6 2.0% 402.3% 5. Barnes & Noble 1.0 1.9% 1.4 4.6% -27.7% Others 11.6 22.1% 5.5 18.5% 108.9% All Vendors 52.5 100% 29
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The Ansoff product-market matrix presents 4 different growth strategies – market penetration‚ market development‚ product development and product diversification.. Igor Ansoff was a Russian/American mathematician who applied his work to the world of business. His most famous work is the Ansoff Matrix. The purpose of this matrix is to help managers consider how to grow their business through existing or new products
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people are bringing to market first and observing what seems to be gaining traction‚ then very rapidly coming up with their own version of that innovation." Samsung’s aggression has gotten it into trouble in the past‚ losing a high profile case to Apple for imitating its design. But the reputation hit and the fine were a small price to pay. The company pivots and produces quickly‚ coming out with a variety of devices. It sees what the market responds to‚ pushes successes‚ and kills failures. And
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Tax laws in the U.S. and other countries * Foreign trade laws * Environmental Factors * Apple products are made from a high grade titanium which is to reduce pollution during the making and be recyclable as well * Products are also energy star qualified so they do not burn as much energy as traditional laptops do Porter Five Forces Threat of New Entrants-Low * As the Apple leads the market with the different products like Pc‚ iPhone‚ iPad and iPod which are full of the features
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your assignment and write your name‚ roll number and subject at the top of each page. (Detailed instructions/guidelines will be uploaded on portal) Note: Attempt any one question. ASSIGNMENT Questions 1 With the help of BCG Matrix (Boston Consultancy Group Matrix) of classifying the business of a firm into four distinct categories namely: Stars‚ Question Marks‚ Cash Cows and Dogs; please classify different products/ companies in the same industry. Questions 2 Please share the marketing
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Introduction Apple Inc. was incorporated in 1977‚ and is engaged in designing‚ manufacturing and marketing mobile communication and media devices‚ personal computers‚ and portable digital music players. Today‚ Apple ranks 75 on the Forbes Global 2000 list of Companies‚ and is a leader in the technology industry (Forbes). Apple values innovation and creativity‚ and is constantly looking to employ people with these qualities in all segments of their company‚ from the executive office to their Software
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