Background of the Study Apple had gained wide popularity and success in our neo-technological era with full of advancements. It all started on April 1‚ 1976‚ when Apple Company was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and the company was incorporated on January 3‚ 1977 in Cupertino‚ California and released Apple I‚ their first company product. After 4 years of hardship and magnificent inventions‚ On August 12‚ 1980‚ According to the Financial Times Magazine they cited that the “Apple Computer was the
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SWOTApple SWOT Strengths o Apple Love: “The majority of IBM and compatible users ‘put up’ with their machines‚ but Apple’s customers ‘love’ their Macs” o Perception of being a “hip” alternative & cultural force o Multimedia & design capabilities/software o Now compatible with Windows/Microsoft Office suite‚ and supports plug and play “peripherals” such as printers designed for Wintel PCs o Intel allowed Macs to run Windows and thus remove a long-standing disadvantage o
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Apple Case 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple was a hip alternative to other computer brands. It supported a plug-and-play peripheral‚ offered a cutting-edge‚ tightly integrated user experience. The Apple Mac Pro had a sleek metal case and featured high-end graphics capability. Apple had attractive design factors‚ enabled ease of use‚ had high security and was high-quality bundled software. 2. Analyze the dynamics of the PC industry. Are these dynamics favorable or problematic
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Apple changed its company name from Apple Computer to Apple Inc in 2007. And with this name change‚ the chief element of Apple strategy is to let consumer know‚ it is not just a computer company‚ but a company provide other products‚ such as iPod‚ iTunes‚ and iPhone. In Sculley Years‚ Apple’s chief element was to be versatile compare to IBM‚ and it will be the complete desktop solution with desktop publishing. Also‚ Mac wants to have a closer relationship with its customers‚ which is called love
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role in fostering national integration in the following ways: (a) Children from different communities interact with each other in a school. (b) Celebration of national days and festivals promotes national integration. Also‚ the study of the historical past and the National Movement promote the idea of unity within diversity. (c) Organising programmes on all-India basis‚ where children from different parts of the country can meet each other‚ fosters national integration. (d) The NCC cadets in a
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Innovation in Apple‚ Inc. Part I: Thinking a technological innovation Apple Inc‚ is incorporated in 3 January 1977 as a multinational corporation which serves as a manufacturer and designer in the consumer electronics sector. Their focus point is production‚ marketing and support service of personal computers‚ computer hardware and software portable mp3 players‚ portable video players and finally mobile phones with the multimedia function. The company is located in USA‚ California‚ Silicon
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COMPANY APPLE COMPUTERS INC. An overview of Apple computer Inc. Some may not see it as necessary but I have included it so the reader can gain a better understanding of this project. Who are they? A Silicon Valley computer company Based in Cupertino‚ California and founded April 1st 1976 Famous for helping the personal computer revolution to commence Known worldwide for the success of their hardware including the iPod and the iMac. O ne of the main reasons that I have chosen
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Identify at least three ways in which HRM/L&D activities support an organisation in meeting its goals and business objectives Identify at least three ways in which HRM and L&D professionals support line managers and their staff. Task 1 Apple Inc. is a global corporation with its headquarters based in Cupertino‚ California. Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne established the company in 1976. It is well
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of empowering individuals and leading his vision one person-one computer‚ Apple succeeded to launch the first version of Apple II in 1977. It was the first computer non-professional people could use right out of the box. Leading to further development and the introducing of the Macintosh in 1984. Apple was very innovative and was leading technology when it came to Graphic User Interfaces. However the main issue why Apple was not globally successful was because of their own saying to want to create
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was still questionable and seems like be unethical by some people. Apple can make significant profit on the sale of its products considering the price of Apple’s products and what its supplier’s workers outside of the USA are getting paid. As we can see‚ in 2010 the wages of Foxconn worker was about 900 Yuan ($143 per month).Apple’s newest iPhone costs minimum of $200 with a wireless company contract.So.it is convenient for Apple to continue business with Foxconn as it still able to gain profit from
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