History Apple computer was founded on April 1st‚ 1976 by Steven Jobs‚ Steven Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne. Prior to the Apple’s beginnings‚Jobs had worked at Hewlett-Packard and the video game company Atari Inc. Wozniak also worked at HP where the two first met in 1972. It was Jobs who told his future partner about his idea of personal computers. The two began their journey in 1975 while working on the Apple I in Job’s bedroom. Wozniak later admitted that the project was more of a hobby than a business
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Apple Inc. uses the Apple brand to compete across several highly competitive markets‚ including the personal computer industry with its Macintosh line of computers and related software‚ the consumer electronics industry with products such as the iPod‚ digital music distribution through its iTunes Music Store‚ the smart phone market with the Apple iPhone‚ and more recently magazine‚ book‚ games and applications publishing via the AppsStore for iPhone and the iPad tablet computing device. For marketers
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of $599 in the United States‚ the iPhone was one of the most anticipated electronic devices of the decade. Despite its high price‚ consumers across the country stood in long lines to buy the iPhone on the first day of sales. Just two months later‚ Apple discontinued the less-expensive $499 model and cut the price of the premium version from $599 to $399. Target Group A study conducted by Rubicon (2008) on iPhone users indicates that 50% of the surveyed users are age 30 or younger. Most of the
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Chapter 2 Case #1 & #2 Case 1 1. What are the implications of the low internet access rates for citizens of Hyderabad as they become active participants in the world economy over the next five to 10 years? Hyderabad citizens rely a lot on internet-capable phone as their primary access device. In order for them to become active participants in the world economy‚ they have to increase the percentage of population that has regular online access on a computer. As the technology advances
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Apple Case Study Part I: Overview (Ren‚ Xinxin) Introduction Apple Inc. Apple Inc. Apple Inc. APPLICATIONS: 1 MAC 2 iPad 3 iPod 4 iPhone 5 iComputer 6 iTV Mission Statement of Apple Inc. 1. The best personal computing experience to students‚ educators‚ creative professionals and consumers 2. Enhance resources for future generations and for continuous improvements Customer Profile 1.50% of all households across the US and Europe 2.36% of people claim to be regular users of Apple
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organizations‚ however the results were not always what they expected‚ and some organizations failed in performing the SWOT strategy‚ some companies also succeeded. The Apple Company is known as typical company which is successful in performing SWOT analysis. This essay will argue that it is a perfect strategy or not and how does it expressed in Apple Company. Technically‚ SWOT is created by 4 words: S‚ W‚ O‚ T‚ in which S represents for strengths‚ W stands for weaknesses‚ O is opportunities‚ and T represents
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Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix for Apple Strengths | Weight | Rating | Wt.Score | 1. Customer loyalty combined with expanding closed system 2. As a leading innovator in mobile device technology 3. Strong financial performance 4. Powerful Brand reputation 5. Retail stores 6. Strong marketing and advertising teams | 0.120.100.090.110.090.10 | 443434 | 0.480.400.270.440.270.40 | Weakness | | | | 1. High Price 2. Incompatibility with different OS 3. Patent infringements
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INTRODUCTION In 1976‚ Apple Computer‚ Inc. was established and was incorporated in 1977. Apple’s first product was the Apple I which began the personal computer revolution. In 2007‚ Apple Computer‚ Inc. changed their name to Apple‚ Inc. They made this change because they shifted their focus from only producing computers to producing other products for industries such as entertainment and mobile telecommunications. BCG MATRIX iPod iTunes iPod iTunes iPhone iPad iPhone
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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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Apple’s mission statement? Apple designs Macs‚ the best personal computers in the world‚ along with OS X‚ iLife‚ iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store‚ and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad. Vision Statement Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal
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