in which there are a number of giant technology companies in the world. Apple obviously has to consider their firm competitors. Thus‚ the next step of this research is competitor analysis‚ which will identify direct and indirect competitors for Apple’s Macbook. Moreover‚ this analysis will select two direct competitors‚ which are Dell and HP‚ to assess their strengths and weakness relative to the marketing activities of Apple. Finally‚ it will explicitly demonstrate how these two competitors are
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Economics is the social science that analyzes the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek οἰκονομία(oikonomia‚ "management of a household‚ administration") from οἶκος (oikos‚ "house") + νόμος (nomos‚ "custom" or "law")‚ hence "rules of the house(hold)". Current economic models emerged from the broader field of political economy in the late 19th century. A primary stimulus for the development of modern economics was the desire
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Apple-Foxconn study Submitted to ________________________________________________________ Submitted by ________________________________________________________ University __________________________________________________________ Contents Introduction 3 Problem Regarding Apple supplier- Foxconn 4 Real situations 5 Apple role-Leadership 6 Organization structure 8 Measure for improvement 10 Conclusion 12 References 13 Introduction Apple Inc‚ nowadays is one of well
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Strategic Audit Is Apple Products Generic (iPod‚ iPhone‚ iPad)? Group No. 5- Ghanshyam Bheda (104) Kritika Gupta (311) Shikhar Mehra (314) Shivani Saxena (319) Sidharth Aneja (322) Suman Rathi (324) Ritwa Lokhandwala (330) Prabhudha Kushagra (336) Introduction Music Player Category MP3 player or Digital Audio Player is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio‚ images‚ video‚ documents‚ etc. the data is typically stored on a hard drive‚ Microdrive
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INTRODUCTION:- (APPLE MACINTOSH) * APPLE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT:- Founded in 1976 in a garage in Santa Clara‚ California‚ Apple is the brainchild of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs‚ two college dropouts who sought to provide a user-friendly computer to a new and distinct market of small computer users. Between 1978 and 1980‚ sales increased from $7.8 million to $117 million‚ and in 1980 the company underwent its initial public stock offering. In 1983‚ Steve Wozinak left Apple. That same year
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of $599 in the United States‚ the iPhone was one of the most anticipated electronic devices of the decade. Despite its high price‚ consumers across the country stood in long lines to buy the iPhone on the first day of sales. Just two months later‚ Apple discontinued the less-expensive $499 model and cut the price of the premium version from $599 to $399. Target Group A study conducted by Rubicon (2008) on iPhone users indicates that 50% of the surveyed users are age 30 or younger. Most of the
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Comparing desire satisfaction theory and informed-desire satisfaction theory is like comparing a Red Delicious Apple to a Braeburn Apple. Both have a similar dark red appearance however‚ they have a different taste‚ or result just as the two theories of what is intrinsically valuable‚ good for its own sake‚ and what leads to a valuable life while similar‚ yield a different result. The first‚ Desire satisfaction theory‚ argues that all and only the satisfaction of intrinsic desires has intrinsic value
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The much anticipated Apple iPad was released today to lines of eager customers. The iPad was announced in January and hype has been up since. The iPad boasts features such as portability‚ e-book integration‚ as well as gaming capabilities. Apple executives have described the on-screen touch keyboard as easy to use; however‚ critics‚ especially bloggers‚ say it is not good for extensive typing projects. Customers purchasing the iPad have reasons that include everything from excitement over the
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will establish the degree that threats of new entrants pose to the industry‚ it can be argued that the threat of new entrants in the Pc‚ tablets and smart phone industry is very high since as noted by Kim (2012)‚ huge amounts of capital for R&D and marketing have to be spent in order to bringa smart phone or tablet to the market. In addition‚ Kim (2012) notes that economies of scale have to be taken advantage of in order to gain a platform and access the distribution channels effectively. Some
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Introduction to Apple‚ Inc Background History Apple Computers Inc is an American based multinational company which deals with consumer electronics goods and computer software’s. It was incorporated in the State of California on January 3‚ 1977. The company was co-founded in 1976 by Steven P. Jobs and Stephen G. Wozniak. Mr. Jobs who is the company’s Chief Operating Officer came up with the name in early 1976. At the time‚ he was often visiting and working on a small farm‚ friends of his owned
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