Apple Assignment 2007/2008 _________________________ Historically‚ what were Apple’s major competitive advantages? • Industrial design/Hardware design. • Apples focus and vision. • Integrated approach with software‚ hardware and service. • Patents covering technology‚ “look and feel”‚ interfaces and methods. • Strong legal team to enforce the above. • Dedicated market shares. • Ease of use. • Strong brand. • Brand loyalty. • Marketing. • Steve Jobs. Analyse the structure of
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Information Apple computers was established on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne and incorporated on January 3‚ 1997. The first Apple Computer was put together by Steve Wozniak and sold for $500.00. The computer‚ called Apple I‚ went on sale in July of 1976 and consisted of a circuit board‚ keyboards and screens. While Wozniak built the computers himself‚ both he and Jobs and sold them to a computer store‚ the Byte Shop‚ in Mountain View California. Most people recall Apple Computers
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will be providing a detailed analysis of the existing Budget Hotel market‚ and how to improve the competiveness of the Travelodge UK‚ the second largest Budget Hotel chain in the United Kingdom‚ Second Premier Inn. This report will contain the following‚ a profile of the organisation’s current target market‚ which will include demographic‚ psychographic‚ geographic and behavioural variables. That will then be followed by a well-referenced and well-researched PEST analysis that will highlight the most
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1) What were some of Apple’s biggest successes and failures? Describe why. Apple’s biggest success stories are not difficult to find. When Apple creates a product that succeeds‚ they do it in a big way. Take‚ for example‚ the iPhone. Not only does the iPhone have a die-hard following of loyal aficionados that continue to buy upgrades to their iPhones on a regular basis‚ but the iPhone changed the way the entire world looked at cell phones. Beating the first Android phone to the market
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------------------------------------------------- 1. Analyze the personal computer industry. Are the dynamics favorable or problematic for Apple? ------------------------------------------------- The personal computer industry is at a crossroads. At the outset‚ consumers desire to own and operate computers. On the other hand‚ the preferred personal “computers” may no longer take the form of a desktop or laptop. Indeed‚ a portion of the personal computer industry has already shifted their preference
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Depends on your company. For a more accurate PEST analysis‚ it’s best to consider your company’s structure‚ product‚ and strategy. Anyway‚ here’s a very simple PEST analysis. Political - Vietnam is a Single Party Communist State. There is more likely to be higher government control and less autonomy for the organization wanting to enter the Vietnamese market. However‚ on the good side‚ Vietnam is more likely to have relatively greater political stability. Would be advisable to form good relations
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Mexico PEST Analysis Executive Summary Mexico has resulted in recent years as one of the most promising emerging economics nevertheless the downturn occurred in 2009 under the influence of the crisis in the United States. In 2010 the economy has restarted its growth trend‚ which according to the forecast will bring the Country among the elites of world economy. This short paper explains the fundamental factors determining Mexico economic growth using the PEST Analysis Framework. In particular
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PEST Analysis of Nokia PEST analysis identifies the political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ environmental‚ and legal factors that of which directly affect a company. Political Factors Political/Legal environment are usually considered as one because they are enforced by the nation’s government. It is vital for Nokia’s operation because different nations with their respective government have different Political/Legal platforms respectively; Nokia operating on global level must abide to
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Apple Business Analysis As a mutual fund manager‚ the decision to invest or not to invest in a company is one that entails thorough research of a company’s assets‚ business practices‚ and their way ahead. As a mutual fund investor‚ I want to invest in a businesses with high return on investments and businesses that need collateral but will not hinder my business. I will conduct a detailed analysis of their brand‚ stakeholders‚ customers‚ products‚ business ownership‚ and a SWOT analysis. Background
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