BRIEF GLANCE AT THE FY2005 RESULTS In the fiscal year that ended September 2005‚ Apple reported revenues of US$13‚931M‚ an increase of 68.3% over the preceding year. The Operating Income in FY2005 was US$1650M‚ an increase of 406.1% over the 2004 figure. Net Income also similarly increased by 383.7% in FY2005 to US$1335M. Additionally‚ Total Assets increased by 43.49% to US$11‚551M. Total Liabilities increased by 37.36% to US$4‚085M‚ but Total Debt remained at US$0. Shareholders benefited in
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CEO of Genentech‚ Inc. Tim Cook since 2011‚ $4174992 William V. Campbell‚ $68657 Male‚ 71‚ Chairman of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and Member of Audit & Finance Committee ‚ former CEO and president of Intuit‚ Prior Apple Executive( 80s) Andrea Jung since 2008‚ $73657 Female‚ 53‚ Lead Director and Chairman of Compensation Committee ‚ former CEO of Avon Ronald D. Sugar since 2010‚ $82438 Male‚63‚ Chairman of Audit & Finance Committee ‚ former Chairman and
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following examines the answers given in an interview of a loyal Apple products consumer as they pertain to both brand equity and positions concepts. It will go on research the Apple brand by identify targeted market segments‚ how it developed its brand loyalty and where it chooses to position itself in the market. Introduction The Apple brand has taken on a life of its own over the last decade. The following explores one person’s opinions on Apple and why they are loyal to that brand over others. It will
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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 have the most of a product can offer and then the three other P’s simply fall after in their place. 2. Price – Apple has
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Apple Inc. (Apple) Apple’s leadership interlocked with innovative technologies would be hereby analyzed‚ synthesized and possibly eviscerated for scholastic continuous learners. Apple inventively used technological situational happenstances (TSHs) to risk sales of its existing line of products by introducing new innovative products to the market. These new innovative lines of products’ have disrupted the existing technology internally‚ externally and globally. That‚ even if internally Apple
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Apple Inc. in 2012 1. What‚ historically‚ have been Apple’s competitive advantages? First competitive advantage of Apple is high margin. In Exhibit 5 you can compare the percentage of gross margins and R&D/Sales of three major PC manufacturers. The percentage of gross margin of apple is the highest among the three from 2006 while there is no big difference in R&D/Sales. This implies that the manufacturing process of Apple is more efficient than those of other companies and that consumers are willing
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(and later incorporated January 3‚ 1977[3] without Wayne‚ who sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak) to sell the Apple I personal computer kit. They were hand-built by Steve Wozniak[11][12] in the living room of Jobs’ parents’ home‚ and the Apple I was first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club.[13] Eventually 200 computers were built. The Apple I was sold as a motherboard (with CPU‚ RAM‚ and basic textual-video chips) not what is today considered a complete personal computer
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analysis and the relevant key to the company and product. The company’s impact on global market share. Company Introduction The company Apple was founded by two college friends Steve Wozniak‚ who was genius in technical fields and Steve jobs whose vision was to bring easy use computer to market in 1976.The company headquarter is located in Cupertino California .The company has approximately 72‚800 full time employees according to the annual report September 29 2012. Apple company is one of the
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will play on the device‚ with a single key-frame shown on the screen. It still includes the Nike+iPod fitness option as well as an FM radio tuner. It has a black on white screen contrast option and other accessibility options. While competitors like Sony‚ SanDisk and Zune‚ have been trying to keep up with Apple Inc and the iPods‚ none were successful. Thus far only one company is 2006 was able to actually compete with Apple iPod and that was Zune‚ when Apple came out with their 5th generation classic
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APPLE INC. History Of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. has been an icon in American industry over the last three decades. It was named the number one “world’s most admired company” by Fortune the last three consecutive years. Over the years‚ The Apple brand name has become synonymous with innovation. CEO Steve Jobs has done a remarkable job turning around the company that was near bankruptcy in 1996. As the name change from “Apple Computer” to “Apple Inc.” in 2007 suggests‚ Apple is no longer just
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