APPLE 02/12/2014 13:25:24 Page 1 APPLE iPHONE IN JAPAN: WIRE-LESS‚ CULTURE-FULL* r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r INTRODUCTION It was the evening of January 15‚ 2009. Eric Miller‚ Apple Inc.’s Senior Vice President Worldwide Product Marketing is standing‚ waiting for the train on a subway station platform. Eric was sent to Japan by Apple CEO Steve Jobs to oversee the launch of the eagerly awaited iPhone 3GS‚ a newer‚ more powerful iteration of Apple’s revolutionary
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.......................................................... 5 A) Invention of the MP3 Format and the birth of the MP3 player. .................................... 5 B) Revolution of the economic structure: the market before and after the launch of the Ipod. 6 C) The creation of the iPod: innovation or imitation? ........................................................ 7 II. APPLE’S KEYS OF SUCCESS: .......................................................................................... 8 A)
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STRATEGIC AUDIT WORKSHEET FOR APPLE INC. Prepared by: MGMT 4480 FALL 2009 I. CURRENT SITUATION A. Current Performance: Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26‚ 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion‚ in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6 percent‚ up from 34.7 percent in the year-ago
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that is also facing the company Apple Inc.‚ also known as Apple Computer Inc. before changed its name in the beginning of 2007‚ is an American consumer electronics corporation with worldwide annual sales in its fiscal year 2006 of US$19.3 billion (Edgar Online‚ 2006.) Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs out of Silicon Valley founded Apple Computer in the 1976 (Ehrenfried‚ 2004.) From the Apple II microcomputer introduced in 1977 to the Macintosh introduced in 1984‚ Apple Computer has became one of the leading
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Case summary Apple Inc. in 2012 Apple and its History Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple in California in 1976. Their mission was to introduce an easy to use computer to market‚ which led to a computing revolution and quickly became the industry leader by selling more than 100‚000 Apple IIs in 1980. After IBM entered PC market‚ IBM PCs‚ which used Microsoft’s DOS (OS)‚ gained more market share and became the new standard for the PC industry. At the same time‚ Apple introduced the
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Businesses often conduct market research to gain insight into consumer perceptions and preferences. Understanding how and why consumers make the choices they do is integral to providing products and services that will be in demand and promoting those products and services effectively. Factors affecting consumer perception Although a consumer ’s perception of a product or service is at least partially based on his actual experience with the good‚ a significant amount of market research suggests that
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is everywhere and Apple Inc. has to plan and come up with ways in order to prevent these risks. Since Apple is a multinational company that deals with both designing and manufacturing electronic products. Even though Apple is a huge corporation‚ the electronic industry is large and there are many other competitors that are also trying to sell the same product. This is just one major risk. Other risks include the future buyer behavior in the and the increase in fake products. Apple has a unique way
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Business Strategy Apple Case 09 March 2012 “All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer‚ But what none can see is the strategy Out of which victory is evolved.” Sun Tzu (1) 1 Executive summary 2 2 Introduction 3 3 Apple INC.: An overview 3 4 Strategy Analysis 4 4.1 Branch of economic activity 4 4.2 The 8 key concepts 4 4.2.1 Competitive advantage 4 4.2.2 Long term 4 4.2.3 Organization 4 4.2.4 Scope 5 4.2.5 Environment
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to produce the response from its target market. Price‚ product‚ place and promotion are the 4 P’s that make up a marketing mix. Apple 1. Product – Apple’s key products are the iPhone‚ iPad‚ and the Mac line of personal computers. Steve Jobs has always maintained that first and foremost Apple is an industrial manufacturing firm with a mission to create innovative and compelling products that are unmatched in their visual appeal and intuitive nature. For apple‚ this is the most important P as they
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Report into the Tablet PC market: A comparison of the Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle MNGT 574 Group B Executive Summary During this report we have analysed the industry structure of the tablet PC market. We have examined the current strategies adopted by the current market leaders‚ Apple and Amazon‚ and their tablet PCs‚ the iPad and Kindle Fire. Having highlighted issues within the strategies they are operating‚ through the use of a SWOT analysis‚ we have identified key strategic issues
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