INTRODUCTION Apple Inc.‚ formerly Apple Computer‚ Inc.‚ is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics‚ personal computers‚ computer software‚ and commercial servers‚ and is a digital distributor of media content. Apple’s core product lines are the iPhone smart phone‚ iPad tablet computer‚ iPod portable media players‚ and Macintosh computer line. Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak effectively created Apple Computer on April 1‚ 1976‚ with the release of the Apple I‚ and incorporated
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Case Study: How Can Apple Increase their Market Share? May 20‚ 2012 Analyze the Current Situation Apple was founded on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs and for the fifth consecutive year‚ Apple has been named the World’s Most Admired and World’s Most Innovative Company by Fortune Magazine. “Noting the runaway success of the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 and increased sales across the board‚ the magazine writes: “To say it was another big year for Apple would be a gross understatement” (www.apple
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Yesterday‚ the CEO of Apple‚ Steve Jobs‚ unveiled the most anticipated and rumored-about product in 2008‚ the new iPhone. Providing faster connections and more features such as GPS than the first iPhone‚ Mr. Jobs believes this is “the phone that has changed phones forever.” With this addition to Apple’s products‚ it is yet another piece of Apple’s corporate level strategy to create value through related diversification. From solely manufacturing computers‚ Apple in the past ten years has added a
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SMT.M.M.K COLLEGE OF COMMERCE & ECONOMICS | APPLE INC. | APPLE INC. formerly Apple Computer‚ Inc.‚ is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and commercial servers | | SAURABHI PHANASGAONKAR 40 Index Serial No. | Particulars | Page No. | 1. | Introduction | | 2. | History | | 3 | Management Board | | | Steve Jobs | | 4. | Apple Products | | 5. | Apple’s comeback | | 6. | Small Solutions & Alternatives
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Introduction This assignment seeks to take an in depth look at the company known as “Apple” the leading manufacturer of products such as the “iPhone”‚ the “iPad” and the Macbook Pro. The name “Apple” was given to the company by co-founder Steve Jobs after he had spent some time at a local apple orchid‚ and decided the name would be perfect for the company as he felt that the word “Apple” was not one that caused customers to be frightened‚ threatened or alarmed and it did not make the company
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Apple Case 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple was a hip alternative to other computer brands. It supported a plug-and-play peripheral‚ offered a cutting-edge‚ tightly integrated user experience. The Apple Mac Pro had a sleek metal case and featured high-end graphics capability. Apple had attractive design factors‚ enabled ease of use‚ had high security and was high-quality bundled software. 2. Analyze the dynamics of the PC industry. Are these dynamics favorable or problematic
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Case analysis 1 – Apple Computer 1. What were some of Apple’s biggest successes and failures? The greatest success of Apple Computer would be iPod/iPhone/iTunes/App store. They brought a whole new level of technology into this world. The function and design of these four products became a new trend that everyone must have. They began with iPod/iTunes‚ the design of iPod was revolutionary because it didn’t look like a normal MP3 player‚ Apple designed the internal hard disk into the iPod. Moreover
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One of the biggest and most important differences between the BlackBerry Torch and the iPhone 4 is the operating system these phones use. iOS4 has received great reviews‚ even though it has recently had security issues. The Torch uses the brand new BlackBerry 6 operating system‚ which launched with the announcement of the Torch. BlackBerry 6 maintains all of the messaging and productivity features beloved by BlackBerry users‚ but it also adds in significant social networking and media features
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The iPhone 4S is a mobile phone developed by Apple. It is the fifth generation of the iPhone‚ a device that combines a 3.5-inch display‚ a mobile phone and various benefits. Its exterior design is the same as that of its predecessor‚ the iPhone 4 but has major hardware improvements and also has several software updates. Also with the new iPhone is introduced iOS 5 operating system. (Software that works with the iPhone 4‚ the iPod touch and the iPad 2 and the [[iPad (3. Third generation) | iPad 3]
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Product/Service Analysis for iPhone Brief description of market I selected iPhone for this individual assignment. The iPhone falls under smartphone category and Apple manufactures iPhone. A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone that offers multiple innovative and convenient features than a traditional phone. Apart from making calls‚ consumers want to access internet‚ watch video‚ take pictures‚ listen to music and want PDA features in one device and smartphone is the right product for
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