Criticism of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. has received criticism for the use of sweatshop labor‚ environmental destruction‚ and unethical business practices. Additionally‚ it has been criticized for its litigious legal policy of suing before first gathering all the facts necessary to pursue a legitimate lawsuit. Accusations of anti-competitive behavior iPhone There has been criticism of the iPhone and the iPod being locked into iTunes and creating an iTunes Store monopoly for these devices
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Rivalry between Apple and Microsoft has existed for a long time. While Microsoft dominates the market by providing an operating system to nine tenths of the number of users (Net Applications‚ 2011)‚ Apple ’s products bring an alternative to the consumers ’ experience. Moreover‚ given Apple ’s steady growth in the last years (Yahoo Finance‚ 2011) the competition is still ongoing and fierce‚ as some PC users (sustained mostly by Microsoft) are switching to a Mac (offered by Apple). According to
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INTRODUCTION Apples contain an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase (Phenolase). Phenolase has catecholase and cresolse activity‚ also containing small traces of copper. When apples are cut‚ phenolase is released from the cells and is exposed to oxygen. When phenolase reacts with oxygen‚ it catalyses one step of the biochemical conversion of phenolic compounds. The presence of oxygen hyrdroxylates the colourless phenols‚ which are subsequently oxidised to coloured quinones known as melanin. (Vlasta
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“The Food and drink Industry is very important to the economy of the UK. The UK is the world’s fifth largest grocery retail market and the largest in Europe‚ worth around US$156 billion in 2005” (uk trade and investment 2006 p30). This sector is the largest manufacturing industry “accounting for 17% of the total manufacturing sector” (defra 1.11.2007) “This scale has made it a strategically important market for both manufacturers and retailers‚ generating investment from many overseas companies
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Apple Consultancy Report Word Count 2‚349 Introduction Apple Inc has been hailed as one of the most emerging company of the past decade. This company has progressed from a struggling computer company in 90’s to one of the major leaders of the computer industry. There are many factors that have led to the success of this firm. One of them is setting up a strong e-business strategy. E-commerce has been pivotal in Apple operation. This is because of the reason that the company relies on the
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the market and 70% globally. In 2006‚ it was the first digital music player to be integrated into an American automobile2.This increased the sales of iPod and profits of Apple in general. The launch of its newer generation has immensely increased the profits of Apple. In 2007‚ with the increase market shares of the iPods‚ Apple launched the iPhone to reduce the number of electronic gadgets one had to carry. The iPhone was able to generate 27% of the market shares that was dominated by Nokia.In 2008
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by political events in the manufacturing countries. Economic Factors : * Overall global economy outlook is not good. * Inflation reduced consumer’s expenditure on luxuries. * Economic crisis influencing Apple’s retail’s business. Social Factors : * A variety of regulations & law for health and Safety may adversely affect company’s financial condition. * It is reported that the improper use of iPod may lead to hearing loss for users. * Technological Factors :
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The following is the marketing strategy for a new product that Apple. Inc is going to launch. The product is a mobile device named iPhone-S. Apple has always aimed at producing the best devices not giving too much thought on the cost factor. All its target customers were those who were looking for the best products and not worried too much about the price. It was result of the niche strategy that Apple had adopted. But with iPhone-S‚ Apple is now looking to target that section of the market which it
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determination of the potential for the creation of competitive advantage (Grant 2007). In terms of financial resources‚ the case quotes Apple’s market capitalisation is approximately US $550 billion‚ with sales annually over $100 billion. This makes Apple the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. The share price currently stands at around $600‚ merely 12 years after Steve Jobs’ return to the company‚ where the share price was $5. Apple’s physical resources include 362 retail stores world
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Table of contents 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………2 2. Executive summary/ Abstract…………………………………………………2 3. Main Body……………………………………………………………………3-9 3.1 Background of Apple Inc……………………………………………………3 3.2 Critical Analyze of The Company’s Mission………………………………4-7 3.3 Strategic Management Process………………………………………………7-9 4. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………9 References…………………………………………………………………………10 List of figure Figure 1………………………………………………………………8
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