Apple Inc. A 30 year business strategy A response to Harvard Business School Case Study 9-708-480 Apple Inc.‚ 2008 Abstract Apple’s fundamental business model has not changed since it first began business in the late 1980’s. While being a leader in innovation‚ Apple has consistently produced proprietary hardware and software‚ eventually leading to a loss of market share in any particular market they have ventured into. Even though it has learned from some mistakes‚ Apple’s actions in the
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Abstract Would Apple Corporation be a good investment? Apple is a well known company‚ but the decision to invest cannot be made on the popularity of the name. To make a well informed decision one must investigate how the company is run. Questions to answer range from looking at the numbers to where the CEO’s are wanting the company go in the future. Assets Comparing the final asset numbers from September 27‚ 2008 and March 28‚ 2009 it is obvious that the company has more assets. The total
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Executive Summary Apple Incorporated is a successful enterprise that develops‚ markets‚ and manufactures many electronic devices. Personal computers‚ media‚ mobile devices and portable music players are all products known across the world within the apple culture as the Mac‚ iPad‚ iPhone‚ and iPod. These names are part of many households‚ businesses and educational divisions in various countries. The decision to invest in such a company goes far beyond the popularity of a product. One must assess
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APPLE INC. SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats in a business. It involves identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieve an objective. Strengths: Attributes of a company that are helpful to achieve the objective. 1: Apple is a very successful company. Sales of its iPod music player had increased its profits. So iPod gives the company access to a whole new series
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Introduction: Apple‚ Inc. is an electronics and software company based in California‚ USA. Originally known as Apple Computer‚ the company is familiar to most people as innovators of the personal computer as it is known today. Apple Computer had introduced many of the now-commonplace features of personal computers‚ including the GUI‚ the mouse‚ the floppy disk drive‚ and color graphics. Apple Computer ’s Macintosh line of PC ’s had brought numerous software and hardware components within reach
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Please divide Apple ’s history into periods and trace the changes in business models that took place over these periods. Apple history is explained in the case history from 1972 – 2006. Apples history is described below‚ reflecting on the changes in Business Model (how the company generated revenue). The Beginning years‚ 1976 – 1985: Apple was founded in 1976 and they built a computer circuit board named the Apple I. Within span of 4 years they went to IPO with the help of Venture capitalist
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have been Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple has used the following competitive advantage strategies: Apple uses its ability to design and develop its own operating system‚ hardware‚ application software and services to differentiate its brand from competitors. The Apple Inc. Company‚ with 2009 net sales of $42.9 million‚ primarily competes in the PC‚ MP3 player‚ Portables‚ IPod‚ Handset‚ Peripherals‚ Software and service markets. Apple stands out for “typically designing its products
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Renzo Del Castillo Joe Formichelli Case 23 Management 449 20 September 2010 Case 23: Apple Inc: Taking a Bite Out of the Competition Organizational Goals The organizational goals as stated on Apple’s own website are as follows: “Apple computer is committed to protecting the environment‚ health and safety of our employees‚ customers and the global communities where we operate. We recognise that by integrating sound environmental‚ health and safety management practices into all aspects
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Case 2 – Edward Marshall Boehm‚ Inc. 1. Analyze the firms goals and objectives Goal: Make the world aware of Mr. Boehm’s artistic talent‚ to help world wildlife causes by creating appreciation and protection for threatened species‚ and to build a continuing business that could make them comfortably wealthy‚ perhaps millionaires. No one goal has grater precedence over the others. Strategic objective: The case does not tell a lot about strategic objectives that are specific and cover a well-defined
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our case the competitive advantages of Apple is differentiation and innovation‚ high quality‚ great customer responsiveness‚ high level of marketing and having strong sales department. By recruiting Steve Jobs Apple did its first steps. They have done a good research and according to the results offered their production. By having good marketing and sales and good customer responsiveness Apple gained loyal customers. This means that Apple has good capabilities and resources. Moreover‚ Apple has done
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