EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Apple Computer Inc.’s strategy to gain market share dominance by market penetration has achieved poor results. This report finds that the industry has consolidated around six companies. The industry is unattractive for new entrants but for the existing firms‚ there is much market growth to be exploited. The financial analysis of Apple indicates that the strategies have not provided a strategic fit with the critical success factors of the industry. The company may come
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A Strategic Analysis of Apple Corporation Timothy Pivovarnik Jeff Shaver Adam Siler Richard Sterling Dave Strubbe   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 HISTORY OF APPLE 4 THE PC INDUSTRY 10 THE ONLINE MUSIC INDUSTRY 12 THE FUTURE OF APPLE 12 PERSONAL COMPUTERS A SHIFT IN STRATEGY 12 APPLE IN THE LIVING ROOM 14 STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND ENTERTAINMENT 15 EXTERNAL ANALYSIS 17 TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 17 Brand Awareness Style at a Premium 17 Interoperability 18 Technology
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Apple Computer‚ Inc case study 14 Apple has created a unique and powerful reputation and product line that continues to be innovative and fresh to the consumer for the last 30 plus years. Apple has continued to be an industry leader for hardware and in the recent years faces the extremely fast-paced market of media and software products including the global marketplace. SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths: * Having alliances with other strong and popular businesses is a major plus point for Apple Computer
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Introduction Of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is globally renowned as one of the leading companies‚ especially for its specialization in the personal computers and consumer electronics industry. The company is most well-known for the iPod‚ a digital music player and Macintosh‚ a personal computer released in 1984. Co-founded by Steve Jobs in 1976‚ the company was named under Apple Computers Inc. and its initial product Apple IIe gained relative popularity and success. The release of the Macintosh revolutionized
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Executive Summary History Ever since Apple Inc. was established‚ they never had a straight way to reach success‚ but today Apple. Inc is the one of the largest and most successful technological companies around the world. Their main key to success is that they have a good management team that is led by founder Mr. Steve Job. They have had some issues that may have had some bad influence to their recent success‚ such as gross margins that were not increasing despite falling component prices‚ but
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BRIEF GLANCE AT THE FY2005 RESULTS In the fiscal year that ended September 2005‚ Apple reported revenues of US$13‚931M‚ an increase of 68.3% over the preceding year. The Operating Income in FY2005 was US$1650M‚ an increase of 406.1% over the 2004 figure. Net Income also similarly increased by 383.7% in FY2005 to US$1335M. Additionally‚ Total Assets increased by 43.49% to US$11‚551M. Total Liabilities increased by 37.36% to US$4‚085M‚ but Total Debt remained at US$0. Shareholders benefited in
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independent entity. Indeed‚ Apple has outsourced various functions in terms of manufacturing‚ assembly and logistics as its contract manufacturers and outsourcing companies can perform several value-creation functions at a lower cost due to low-cost location and other competitive advantages. We are living in a globalized economy in which overhead and production costs are the single most important financial factor that can determine a product’s success or failure. Apple produces most of its products
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SOME FIRST COMPUTER MODELS Babbage’s Analytical Engine In 1832‚ an English inventor and mathematician Charles Babbage was commissioned by the British government to develop a system for calculating the rise and fall of the tides. Babbage designed a device and called it an analytical engine. It was the first programmable computer‚ complete with punched cards for data input. Babbage gave the engine the ability to perform different types of mathematical operations. The machine was not confined to
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Contents Coursework Header sheet 1. Introduction Page. 2 4 Internal Analysis 2. Financial Analysis 3. Marketing Analysis 4. Human Resource Management Analysis 5. Operations Analysis 6. Prioritised Strengths 7. Prioritised Weaknesses 5 5 8 10 12 14 14 15 15 18 19 21 21 22 22 External Analysis 8. P.E.S.T.E.L Analysis 9. Porter‟s Five Forces Analysis 10. Critical Success Factors 11. Prioritised Opportunities 12. Prioritised Threats Current Strategies 13. Strategic Position Future
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Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer‚ Inc. Report of Findings and Recommendations Prepared By: Robin Armstrong Table of Contents Background and Scope 3 Current Scenario 4 Situation Analysis 6 Conclusions and Recommendations 8 Background and Scope This report has been prepared for Professor XXX. This report summarizes the complete review of Donna Dubinsky’s career at Apple Computer as the Director of Distribution and Sales Administration and the proposed distribution
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