History of Apple Inc Apple‚ the name itself commands regard and admiration. The world renowned computer company is actually the brain child of perhaps one of the greatest innovators that history has ever witnessed – Late Mr. Steve Jobs. His untimely death has left a permanent hole in the heart of every computer and gadget enthusiast. Steve Jobs‚ with his brain child Apple Inc‚ in the true sense revolutionized the way the world listened to music and operated the traditional computers. The beginning
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APPLE INC. History Of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. has been an icon in American industry over the last three decades. It was named the number one “world’s most admired company” by Fortune the last three consecutive years. Over the years‚ The Apple brand name has become synonymous with innovation. CEO Steve Jobs has done a remarkable job turning around the company that was near bankruptcy in 1996. As the name change from “Apple Computer” to “Apple Inc.” in 2007 suggests‚ Apple is no longer just
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Dubinsky and Apple Computer‚ Inc. Case Analysis Dubinsky’s primary mistake was relying on her position and reputation rather than mounting an effective‚ persuasive‚ and fact-based argument. As noted by Jay Conger in The Necessary Art of Persuasion‚ today’s employees are not content to accept a decree from above and seek to understand the reasons behind a decision. She should have taken Jobs’ JIT proposal seriously from the beginning and‚ as soon as she heard of it‚ worked to make her case affirmatively
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Apple‚ Inc. in 2010 Assignment Questions 1. What are the chief elements of Apple’s overall competitive strategy? How well do the pieces fit together? Is the strategy evolving? 2. What are the key elements of Apple’s strategy in computers‚ personal media players‚ and smartphones? Have its strategies in its core businesses yielded success? Explain. 3. What does a competitive strength assessment reveal about Apple’s computer business‚ as compared to the leaders in the personal computer industry
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5/14/2009 Apple Inc. Case Study Key Success Factors •Expertise in particular technology/research • Proven ability to improve production processes • Customer-need satisfaction • Continued innovation Recommended Strategy Spread out consumer confidence in Steve Jobs to the Apple team and stakeholders Develop and launch the stakeholders. MacBook Air Mini by 2nd quarter 2010 to encourage said consumer confidence in Apple. 1 5/14/2009 Environmental Analysis Internal Positive
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Apple computer 2002 Abstract This case basically introduces the history of the Apple Company‚ and shows the company’s ups and downs in the computer industry. Apple Computer is the key factor to upgrade computer industry innovation. It is one of the first companies to venture into the computer marketplace. Apple Computer founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack. After launching the first product Apple 2‚ Apple quickly became the industry leader and ready to change the world
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Apple Inc. 2010 Case Study Case Summary: Steve Jobs and Steve Wazniak started Apple over 30 years ago. Over that time span‚ Steve jobs was fired from Apple and rehired. It was essentially Jobs that save apple with superb vision and creative innovations. The first innovation was like a fashion statement. The iMac was an innovation that put 2 products into one. The desktop was built into the screen. Then‚ Jobs tackled the world of portable music by inventing the iPod. He shortly followed
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philosophy‚ mission‚ vision‚ values‚ and structure. In 1976‚ Apple Incorporated was formed and operated in Cupertino‚ California. The founders of Apple Inc. were Steven Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Gerald Wayne. Apple Inc. designed Macintosh computers‚ mobile cellular devices such as the iPhone‚ multi media devices such as the iPad‚ iPod music players‚ and sells a host of software such as the Mac OS and iOS operating systems. Apple Inc. operates third party content such as retail stores‚ online
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Whether “Apple Computer” or “Apple Inc”‚ the company’s competitive advantage has historically always been innovation mixed with secrecy. Their superiority arises from being the first and furtive. They broke new ground with the first usable “personal computing devices”. They created a Mac OS and refused to license it out. They changed the way we listen to music‚ the iPod‚ and what we want our cell phone to do‚ iPhone. Job’s theory was to tell people what they want and this idea made Apple a leader
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Case Study: Apple Computer (2006) Apple Computer has always been an interesting and often exciting firm. It had been the first to make and the mass-market a personal computer with its Appl IIc. The company had been the darling of the stock market in the mid-1980s when it cemented its technological advantage through the introduction of its state-of-the-art Macintosh (MAC) personal computer. Nevertheless‚ the Microsoft Windows operating system and Office software coupled with Intel microprocessors
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