My contemporary song choice that I have chosen is “Apple tree” by Erykah Badu. The song illustrates on friendship. This song is about an awakening to self-discovery‚ Being true to yourself and having true friendships; however those who are not Erykah states “You don’t want to pick from my apple tree. I picks my friends like I pick my fruit. I don’t walk around trying to be what I’m not; I don’t waste my time trying to get what you got. I work at pleasin’ me cause I can’t please you and that’s why
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Apple Inc. ( formerly Apple Computer‚ Inc.) is an American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and personal computers. Apple was established on April 1‚ 1976 by( Steve Jobs .( Steve Wozniak .( Ronald Wayne. Former : Steve Jobs. (Chairman‚ 1976-1985‚ 2011; CEO‚ 1997–2011)( Current :Tim Cook. As of July 2011‚ Apple has 364 retail stores in thirteen countries as well as the online Apple Store and iTunes Store . It is the largest publicly-traded
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deliver the same benefits as competitors but at a lower cost(cost advantage)‚ or deliver benefits that exceed those of competing products (differentiation advantage). Therefor a competitive advantage enables the firm to create superior value for its customers and superior profits for its self. Cost and differentiation advantages are known as positional advantages since they describe the firm position in the industry as a leader in either cost or differentiation. A resource-based view emphasises that
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Background of the Study Apple had gained wide popularity and success in our neo-technological era with full of advancements. It all started on April 1‚ 1976‚ when Apple Company was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and the company was incorporated on January 3‚ 1977 in Cupertino‚ California and released Apple I‚ their first company product. After 4 years of hardship and magnificent inventions‚ On August 12‚ 1980‚ According to the Financial Times Magazine they cited that the “Apple Computer was the
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Porters 5 Forces Analysis of Apple ltd. 1. Industry Competitors There are a number of competitors for apple products on the market today. Android phones are in direct competition with i-phones‚ Microsoft software and operating systems are in direct competition with Apple’s Mac brand. Samsung is their major competitor in production of hardware such as smart phones‚ tablets and laptops. To respond‚ Apple has found a way to re-engineer a number of products focussing on design and usability to increase
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corporate culture of the Apple Inc‚ a US-based consumer Electronics Company which creates‚ design‚ produce‚ path-breaking and world-changing electronic products and systems‚ including Macintosh line of computers‚ iPhone‚ Ipad and OS X operation system. The Apple store also provides hardware and software product for customers around the world. Established since 1976‚ Apple Inc. has become the largest technology computer in the world according to Apple’s (2011) website. The goals of Apple Inc. are all aim
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Jackson‚ S. E. (2011). Whose customers are they? Journal of Business Strategy‚ 32 (3)‚ 47-49. Whose customers are they? The Authors Stuart E. Jackson‚ Vice President at L.E.K. Consulting LLC‚ Chicago‚ Illinois‚ USA Abstract Purpose – Many product organizations recognize the benefits of outsourcing manufacturing of key components or even entire product lines to China and other low labor cost countries. But while the cost savings are obvious‚ many product companies fail to grasp the parallel
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degree in debt to their modern predecessors. Helen Marten’s sculptural installation Peanuts (2012) relies heavily upon the appropriation of past art movements; particularly the re-interpretation of the still life and Cezanne’s renowned The Basket of Apples (1895). Throughout Helen Marten’s installation there exists a return to materiality and form. Peanuts (2012) aims to highlight basic composition; reducing objects to simplified form and colour. Desks‚ canned olives‚ loaves of bread‚ Charlie Brown
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Apple is not the most valuable company in the history of the world. It’s not even Microsoft‚ which was reported to have been toppled by Apple today. It’s IBM by a long shot. Apple’s $661 billion market share does not account for inflation. With inflation in account‚ IBM remains the historic winner with a 1967 value of $1.3 trillion. The Columbia Journalism Review put this into perspective today by calling out the press for their over zealousness in hoping to tell a story about Apple
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two-dimensional form on the inside. In one of the paintings that lines were used was in Paul Cezanne’s The Basket of Apples which is still life. The artwork shows a visual of mistakes even though there isn’t any. This is a visual element of lines and shape‚ light and color‚ and space. In the picture it seems that the edge of the table from the front and back don’t line up. Also‚ the apples seem to be falling out of the basket into the napkin making it seem to move forward out
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