Market Analysis of the Apple iPod The market studied here is that of the iPod: ‘a brand of portable digital media player de-signed and marketed by Apple Computer.’ Apple have cleverly created a mp3 player that has outsold all competition by using the advantage of brand loyalty. The iPod family has evolved since the original launch in October 2001 when the 5GB iPod was released‚ fol-lowed in 2002 with the launch of the 10GB and 20GB versions. By 2004 Apple had re-leased the iPod mini‚ iPod shuffle
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with Rocket plans as Bell X-1 INTRODUCTION OF APPLE Inc. Apple Inc. (Apple)‚ incorporated on January 3‚ 1977‚ designs‚ manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices‚ personal computers‚ and portable digital music players‚ and sells a variety of related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ networking solutions‚ and third-party digital content and applications. The Company’s products and services include iPhone‚ iPad‚ Mac‚ iPod‚ Apple TV‚ a portfolio of consumer and professional software
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KEY PARTNERS Key partners of Apple include manufactures‚ Apple store developers‚ Cellular services providers‚ Publishers and Music‚ television and movie industries. Some of the partners of Apple are: • AT&T • Verizon • Foxconn Technology Group • TPK Holdings • Quanta Computers • Intel • Samsung Electronics • Toshiba • Catcher Technologies As of late‚ Apple has worked together with specialists in the undertaking including Accenture‚ Cisco‚ Deloitte‚ IBM‚ and SAP. • Accenture makes iOS answers for
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will buy used Macs‚ Apple receives no profit from resale of used goods. - General lack of regard for OSX and perceived higher costs make it difficult to achieve wide-spread adoption in the business sector‚ limiting potential market share. OPPORTUNITIES - Poor public perception of Windows Vista allows Apple to push OSX as an attractive alternative option for users. - Success of Apple iPhone is a viable stepping stone for Apple to attract new users who previously had not owned an Apple computer. THREATS
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Unilever Financial Analysis Thuy Tran Tania Vaswani Pardis Anvari Taran Kandhari 13981068 14042506 14105445 14008599 1 Table of Contents 1-Executive summary ......................................................................................................................... 3 2-Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1-About FMCG Industry.............................
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• 2.1 PEST-analysis In the following‚ the analysis of the political‚ economic‚ social and technological factors leads to a description of the macro environment of the computer industry. a) Political Political factors include government regulations and legal issues determining the conditions under which companies have to operate. In this field‚ the computer industry has to face certain restraints. Problems can arise in countries where political stability is not guaranteed‚ no matter whether
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individual stock price change‚ Apple (identified as AAPL in the stock exchange market); by studying the statistics generated by market activity (prices) of the stock along with the price changes in Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index (DJUSTC). Assuming that the changes in DJIA and DJUSTC could be estimated by market moving economic indicators (e.g. updates of GDP‚ Jobless claims‚ Consumer confidence index‚ etc.)‚ this analysis will help an individual investor
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paper is thoroughly analyze Apple ’s financial statements for performance. Also‚ Apple ’s operations‚ executives‚ and future outlook will be examined. B. Summary of findings. Throughout the paper are significant examples that display the state of growth that Apple is currently in. From 2001 2005‚ Apple has experienced notable growth which is evident especially in the analysis of its financial ratios. A. Chapter I 1. Briefly summarize the business description. Apple Computer Inc. designs‚ markets
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Country Analysis Report: Canada‚ In-depth PESTLE Insights OVERVIEW REFERENCE CODE: ML00002-006 PUBLICATION DATE: Aug 2012 WWW.MARKETLINEINFO.COM © MARKETLINE. THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED Country Analysis Report: Canada‚ In-depth PESTLE Insights ML00002-006 © MARKETLINE THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED OVERVIEW OVERVIEW Catalyst This profile analyzes the political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ legal‚ and environmental (PESTLE)
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high due to the existence of patents‚ high fixed costs and economies of scale‚ regulation‚ and brand loyalty. The individual market participants engage in attempts at product differentiation‚ some being more successful than others. The standout is Apple‚ which has successfully
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