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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strategic alliance “A strategic alliance is an agreement between two or more parties to pursue a set of agreed upon objectives needed while remaining independent organizations. This form of cooperation lies between Mergers & Acquisition and organic growth.” Partners may provide the strategic alliance with resources such as products‚ distribution channels‚ manufacturing capability‚ project funding‚ capital equipment‚ knowledge‚ expertise‚ or intellectual property. The alliance is a cooperation or collaboration which
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APPLE DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGY Post Published: 17 January 2011 Author: Nellie Amirah Lim Found in section: MWS Articles We can describe Apple’s strategy in terms of product differentiation and strategic alliances Product Differentiation. Apple prides itself on its innovation. When reviewing the history of Apple‚ it is evident that this attitude permeated the company during its peaks of success. For instance‚ Apple pioneered the PDA market by introducing the Newton in 1993. Later‚ Apple introduced
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The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) was developed by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie-Mellon University to describe a framework of five stages of evolution or levels of capability or process maturity. The CMM describes an evolutionary improvement path from an ad-hoc‚ immature process to a mature‚ disciplined process. This model applies to new product development as well as software development. While the CMM provides a model for process maturity‚ the Product Development Best Practices
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Introduction Apple Inc. was incorporated in 1977‚ and is engaged in designing‚ manufacturing and marketing mobile communication and media devices‚ personal computers‚ and portable digital music players. Today‚ Apple ranks 75 on the Forbes Global 2000 list of Companies‚ and is a leader in the technology industry (Forbes). Apple values innovation and creativity‚ and is constantly looking to employ people with these qualities in all segments of their company‚ from the executive office to their Software
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Comparing desire satisfaction theory and informed-desire satisfaction theory is like comparing a Red Delicious Apple to a Braeburn Apple. Both have a similar dark red appearance however‚ they have a different taste‚ or result just as the two theories of what is intrinsically valuable‚ good for its own sake‚ and what leads to a valuable life while similar‚ yield a different result. The first‚ Desire satisfaction theory‚ argues that all and only the satisfaction of intrinsic desires has intrinsic value
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-Introduce Apple -Brief history -Business perspective -Products -Past problems -Diversification -Current product portfolio -Revenue overall company performance -Profit -ROA -Stock Price (template for product portfolio) Year -Introduce Smartphone Industry -Google -RIM Competitors- introduce figures -Samsung -Target Market -Marketing mix -Describe products -Functions -Packaging -History -Design -Price -Appearance -Distribution Apple Store -Promotion -Ads‚ Symbols
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Introduction Of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is globally renowned as one of the leading companies‚ especially for its specialization in the personal computers and consumer electronics industry. The company is most well-known for the iPod‚ a digital music player and Macintosh‚ a personal computer released in 1984. Co-founded by Steve Jobs in 1976‚ the company was named under Apple Computers Inc. and its initial product Apple IIe gained relative popularity and success. The release of the Macintosh revolutionized
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suggested as start points of discussion and feel free to discuss the case on more issues than those covered by these questions. However‚ for the individual write-up‚ your discussion should be limited to the question on the case. 1. APPLE INC.: IPODS AND ITUNES Apple Computer‚ Inc. has enjoyed tremendous market success with its digital music initiative consisting of software (iTunes)‚ hardware (iPods and Shuffles) and content (iTunes Music Store). This case focuses on the online music industry
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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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