Company Background Apple‚ Inc. (formerly known as Apple Computer‚ Inc.) was incorporated in the State of California in 1977. Apple currently designs‚ manufactures‚ and markets a variety of computer and personal electronic products‚ including Macintosh computers‚ and the iPod digital music player. AppleÕs key markets are consumers‚ creative professionals‚ educational institutions‚ and business users. For nearly twenty years‚ Apple computers have been the industry standard for creative industries
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Abstract The following paper aims at discussing the financial position of the American multinational corporation‚ Apple inc.‚ which designs and markets consumer electronics‚ computers and personal computers mobile communication devices‚ and portable digital music and video players‚ as well as sells various related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ and networking solutions. Apple Inc. together with subsidiaries sells its products worldwide through its online stores‚ retail stores‚ direct sales force
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Apple Inc. Current Issue Ethical Issues in Apple Inc. Apple success is based on “creating innovative‚ high-quality products and services and on demonstrating integrity in every business interaction.” According to Apple‚ four main principles contribute to integrity: honesty‚ respect‚ confidentiality‚ and compliance. Although Apple has consistently won first place as the World’s Most Admired Company‚ it has experienced several ethical issues within recent years. Among are privacy‚ sustainability
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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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MSID YOUSSEF L0201MIMI1012 MARKETING MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Apple Inc‚ is a brand multinational company which is the USA’s most specialist retailer in advanced technology like computers‚ cell phones and softwares. From the best products of this company that are used all around the world we can find the Iphone which is one of the most advance cell phone ever created or the Ipad and IPod or softwares like ITunes and IWork. By choosing the company‚ we shall apply the 4ps in the marketing
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strategy is differentiation across the industry. Apple prides itself on innovation more than any other company‚ and is known for their unique top of the line products. Using differentiation as their main source of competitive advantage‚ they have succeeded to the top of their industry‚ while retaining higher than industry average profit margins. This innovative attitude is the source of long-term success throughout the history of Apple. For example‚ Apple pioneered the PDA market with the Newton in
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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 Inc. Corporate Goals Empathy for Customers/Users We offer superior products that fill real needs and provide lasting value. We deal fairly with competitors and meet customers and vendors more than halfway. We are genuinely interested in solving customer problems‚ and we will not compromise our ethics or integrity in the name of profit. Aggressiveness/Achievement We set aggressive goals and drive ourselves hard to achieve them. We recognize that this is a unique time‚ when our products
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Public relations have been regarded as an important tool in maintaining and enhancing the relationships between an organisation and its publics. There are different models of public relations that organisation adopt to reach mutual understandings between their publics or to demonstrate its organisational desire to its publics. Grunig and Hunt (1984) define the communication theory as a fundamental tool of enhancing and maintaining the relationship between an organisation and its publics‚ which can
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Apple inc. 1) Introduction Background and summary This article present the story of Steve Jobs and it’s Apple company through two aspects. From the company history perspective and the product industry perspective. On company history side: Apple was founded by two Steves. Apple board later fired Jobs and gradually went near bankruptcy. Till 1997‚ Apple brought back Jobs and became the most valuable company in the world in 2012. On the product industry side‚ Article dig into the field
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