Apple Reports Second Quarter Results Best March Quarter Revenue and Earnings in Apple History CUPERTINO‚ California—April 22‚ 2009—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 second quarter ended March 28‚ 2009. The Company posted revenue of $8.16 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.21 billion‚ or $1.33 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.51 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion‚ or $1.16 per diluted share‚ in the year-ago quarter. Gross
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|Apple (2006) | Summary • Apple 2005 o $1.3 net income o $13.9 billion in sales o 11.8% operating margin o sales had grown at an annual rate of 27% o stock was at an all time high $86 • Jobs had pushed for innovative products o iMac o OS X • Apple retail chain • Source chips from Intel • 1985 ( Apple removed
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Apples and Oranges: A Comparative Essay Is the old adage “you can’t compare apples and oranges” correct? Besides being food‚ both of these produce items have much in common. They both are located under the Fruits and Vegetable category of the Canadian Food Guide; they are both spherical in shape‚ making them fit in the palm of your hand; and they both have a considerable amount of moisture under their skin. However‚ in both nutritional value and aesthetic appearance the orange far out weighs the
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Rivalry between Apple and Microsoft has existed for a long time. While Microsoft dominates the market by providing an operating system to nine tenths of the number of users (Net Applications‚ 2011)‚ Apple ’s products bring an alternative to the consumers ’ experience. Moreover‚ given Apple ’s steady growth in the last years (Yahoo Finance‚ 2011) the competition is still ongoing and fierce‚ as some PC users (sustained mostly by Microsoft) are switching to a Mac (offered by Apple). According to
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the brand. Therefore the aim of this assignment is to illustrate how a chosen company has built Brand Equity instilling awareness‚ reputation‚ loyalty and prominence in the marketplace. My choice of brand for evaluation is Apple as it’s a really powerful brand and as an Apple advocate I feel the overwhelming presence of the brand in all my technology based purchases. Brand Management Defined In simple terms Brand Management is the art of creating and maintaining a brand. If we explore further we
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de Sistemas Alumno: Sebastián Cuevas Vial Caso 2: “Apple Computer” Pregunta 1: Históricamente‚ ¿cuáles fueron las mayores ventajas competitivas de Apple? En un inicio‚ las mayores ventajas competitivas de Apple fueron la simpleza operativa que tenia para el usuario y las graficas y sonido superiores en comparación con otras marcas. El diseño vanguardista y elegancia técnica son otros dos atributos que siempre han distinguido a Apple. Esto se contraponía con la lentitud y la poca compatibilidad
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Apple and Child Labor Rylee Foster Glenview Park Secondary School BTT 010/020 Ms. Raatzs January 22‚ 2013 Children and teenagers everyday are put into child labor‚ to make money for their families or pay back what their families borrowed. In this paper I will examine child labor around the world and why children need to be able to live without being put under such stress and poor living circumstances. I will also be talking about how child labor is involved in some electronic companies
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of Apple (Customer Service Aspect) Apple has been a very famous brand in the electronic industry these few decades‚ and it is due to many reasons‚ such as their creativity‚ user-friendly products‚ simple yet chic designs‚ great customer services‚ brilliant modification on existing products and that their designs and products are much ahead of their competitors. Among all these reasons‚ I believe great customer services is the factor the contributed the most to its success and helped Apple in
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 THE INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY 1.1 Background Customers are the purpose of what marketers do and rather than them depending on marketers‚ we very much depend on them. That is the main reason why organizations today are focusing on customer satisfaction and loyalty. Satisfaction is an overall customer attitude towards a service provider‚ or an emotional reaction to the difference between what customers anticipate and what they receive‚ regarding the fulfilment of some need‚ goal
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The Sense of Taste Taste is the ability to respond to dissolved molecules and ions called tastants. Humans detect taste with taste receptor cells. These are clustered in taste buds. Each taste bud has a pore that opens out to the surface of the tongue enabling molecules and ions taken into the mouth to reach the receptor cells inside. There are five primary taste sensations: • salty • sour • sweet • bitter • umami Properties of the taste system. • A single taste bud contains 50–100 taste
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