1976 when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer. The Apple II was released in April 1978 which sparked a computer revolution. Apple launched its IPO in 1980. Apple was the leader in computers and computer programing until IBM entered the PC market in 1981. Within 4 years‚ Apple’s net income fell 62% pushing the company into a crisis. Steve Jobs was replaced by John Sculley in 1985 who helped push the Mac into new markets. By 1990‚ Apple was the most profitable company in the world
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CALIFORNIA MARITIME ACADENY Vallejo‚ CA Apple Inc. by: Breanna 17 December 2011 EGL 001 Introduction to English Composition 1 Apple Inc. Do you own an iPod? Or how about a Mac computer? Apple products are very well known all around the world. Even though they seem like such a great product‚ it took their creator Steve Jobs and many helpful employees to perfect the iPod to how it is today. Jobs endured financial loss‚ risk of failure‚ threats‚ and lawsuits‚ and success
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Apple has become one of the most distinguished companies over the past decades; with its advanced product innovation and diverse product line it has managed to produce extremely large revenues and margins. Founded in 1976 on the west coast Apple inc. has single handedly caused a computer revolution‚ in essence‚ creating the personal computer industry. For the majority of its company’s existence CEO Steve Jobs had run it. In light of Steve Jobs unfortunate death Apple will have to continue to create
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Abstract Apple Inc. (previously Apple Computer‚ Inc.) is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics‚ computer software and personal computers. Apple currently has 246 retail stores located in 44 states that employs over 27‚000 retail employees. Apple also employs over 304‚000 U.S. individuals from development to transportations. As of September 11‚ 2012‚ Apple is the largest publicly traded company ever. Apple has established a unique reputation in the
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Introduction to Apple‚ Inc Background History Apple Computers Inc is an American based multinational company which deals with consumer electronics goods and computer software’s. It was incorporated in the State of California on January 3‚ 1977. The company was co-founded in 1976 by Steven P. Jobs and Stephen G. Wozniak. Mr. Jobs who is the company’s Chief Operating Officer came up with the name in early 1976. At the time‚ he was often visiting and working on a small farm‚ friends of his owned
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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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Executive Summary Apple is the market leader in the tablet industry with a market share of 50.4 percent at end of the third quarter (San Francisco Business Times‚ 2012). With the iPad Mini consumers can experience a smaller version of the original iPad (Apple Inc.‚ 2012). Apple iPad Mini is a brand new product that will provide the most effective compatibility for the new millennium. The new product will have different ranges of space and will be priced from $329 to $659. The iPad Mini resembles
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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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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. is a global computer manufacturing company that is going through major changes in its organizational culture and it’s organizational structure due to several events of the past few years. This is a company that grew extremely fast in little time‚ that their management found themselves not being able to keep their operations and finances under control. Apple Inc. has been forced to reevaluate and redesign it’s organizational culture and organizational structure to avoid bankruptcy. The
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