Why invest in Apple Inc.? Daniel A. Martinez MGT 521 March 12‚ 2012 Diane Hunt Wagner Abstract This paper presents a brief discussion and analysis of Apple Inc. using the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) management model as a way of providing the reader an “at a glance” perspective prior to making a decision to invest in the firm. Some of the company’s financial figures obtained from its recently published 2011 unaudited financial reports such as the income statement
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Apple Computers For Fiscal Year Ending December 31‚2010 Overview: Apple started in Steve Job’s bedroom when Jobs and Steve Wozniak began work on the Apple I. Since it’s start Apple has had it’s ups and downs and today has come out on top. Apple designs‚ manufactures and markets a range of personal computers‚ mobile communication and media devices‚ and portable digital music players‚ and sells a variety of related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ networking solutions and third party digital
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Apple Inc.‚ 2008 Case Analysis 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? The PC (personal computer) industry is fairly competitive‚ making it important for a company like Apple Inc. to stand out among its rivals. Although all computers are not created equally and each model can have vast differences‚ it is sometimes difficult for the end user to differentiate between brands. One competitive advantage for Apple is that Macs are known to be different than all other
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Introduction: It seems that the competition that has been brewing between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has never really died down from the late 1970s‚ even as both companies have had ups and downs in the stock market and in the consumer products market as well. Apple Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.‚ was a copyright infringement lawsuit in which Apple Computer sought to prevent Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard from using visual graphical user interface (GUI) elements that were
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Head: APPLE‚ INC Apple‚ Inc and the Organization Michael J. Keith Organizational Behavior; BUS 322 Professor Ofori Boateng July 29‚ 2012 Apple‚ Inc and the Organization If I took over the leadership of a company‚ I would choose Apple‚ Inc. Apple‚ Inc is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and commercial servers. Apple ’s core product lines are the iPad‚ iPhone‚ iPod music player‚ and Macintosh computer line-up. I would be the CEO of Apple‚ Inc
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Apple Inc. Case Analysis MB 730 Strategic Analysis Professor McClellan Date: 09/23/2012 Name: Allen (Hanlin) Wang Overview of the PC Industry The personal computer industry came up during the 1970s. A personal computer is one intended for individual use‚ as opposed to a mainframe computer where the end user’s requests are filtered through operating staff‚ or a time sharing system in which one large processor is shared by many individuals. In the 1980s‚ personal computers
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Apple Case Study Historical Timeline of Apple Inc. Apple Incorporated has come a long way over the years‚ starting more than 3 decades ago in 1976. Apple was founded by Steve jobs‚ Steve Wonzniak and Ronald Wayne initially entering a niche market in the production of the first computer‚ the Apple I‚ followed by the Apple II in 1978. Apple began its career as a successful company based upon strategic innovation‚ and they remain that way today‚ but it wasn’t always sunshine and lollipops‚ they
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Apple Computer: Research how Apple managed to reinvent itself over the years. Strategic Management of Tech (TM583) Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures computer software‚ consumer electronics‚ and commercial servers. According to Apple Inc.com‚ the company is best known for its durable hardware products such as iPod‚ iPhone‚ iPad‚ and Machintosh. Some of its most successful products are: - Apple has made many successful stories with its product line
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Memorandum PC Industry The personal computers (PCs) market consists of the sale of both desktop and mobile PCs. The US PCs market has experienced fluctuating levels of decline and low growth in recent years. The US PCs market had total revenues of $41.4bn in 2012‚ representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of 5.0% between 2008 and 2012. Market consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 1.0% between 2008 and 2012‚ to reach a total of 70.0 million units in 2012. The market’s volume
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APPLE INC CASE ANALYSIS Clint A. Persaud University of Ontario Institute of Technology October 2014 Question 1 Industry From the beginning of time apple has operated in quite a few industries‚ the first being the Personal Computer in in 1976 (pg1) and then with the leadership of John Sculley they entered the Desktop Publishing industry from 1985 to 1993 where John Sculley also attempted to implement a low cost strategy (pg2). Scully didn’t stop there he also tried
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