Apple Inc. ( formerly Apple Computer‚ Inc.) is an American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and personal computers. Apple was established on April 1‚ 1976 by( Steve Jobs .( Steve Wozniak .( Ronald Wayne. Former : Steve Jobs. (Chairman‚ 1976-1985‚ 2011; CEO‚ 1997–2011)( Current :Tim Cook. As of July 2011‚ Apple has 364 retail stores in thirteen countries as well as the online Apple Store and iTunes Store . It is the largest publicly-traded
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• Apple III (1980): Because of design issues‚ hardware problems‚ and a very high price tag‚ the Apple III was a commercial failure. • Lisa (1983): The Lisa was the first commercial computer with a graphical interface‚ mouse‚ and cursor. However‚ its steep $9995 price tag kept it from being as successful as Apple had hoped. • iMac Mouse: The mouse that came with the iMac was largely panned by users. Dubbed the "hockey puck mouse‚" it was difficult to maneuver and is commonly cited as a rare Apple
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Signatures and Apples: Children Claiming Identity A young girl and boy take their first steps toward forging their identities. In Julia Alvarez’s “Dusting‚” a girl decides that she wants to be more than a diligent housekeeper like her mother. In Alberto Rios’s “In Second Grade Miss Lee I Promised Never to Forget You and I Never Did‚” a boy catches his first glimpse of romantic love by listening to his unconventional teacher. Both of these children learn important lessons about life from
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The Apple Story Prepared By: Brian Klochko Prepared For: Dr. Dov Longu Submission Date: Monday‚ February 24th 2014 Once solely regarded as a common handheld fruit‚ two unlikely visionaries changed the meaning of “Apple” forever. The corporate conglomerate that now manufactures and sells various electronic products such as computers‚ cell phones‚ tablets‚ music players‚ and computer accessories was once merely an idea two college dropouts had dreamt in their own garage
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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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Behavioural Segmentation 26 6.1.7 Psychographic Segmentation 27 6.1.8 Market Targeting & Positioning 27 6.2 Ansoff Matrix: Product-Market Strategies 28 6.3 BCG Model Analysis 29 6.3.1 Analysis 29 6.3.2 Recommendations for Apple based on BCG positioning 31 6.4 4Ps and PLC 31 6.4.1 Product 31 6.4.2 Price 32 6.4.3 Place 33 6.4.4 Promotion 33 6.4.5 Product Life Cycle 34 7 Implementation 36 7.1 Short Term (Within 1 year) 36 7.2 Mid-Term (2
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For more than 20 years‚ Apple has been working on ways to minimize the impact to environment. As Apple reports‚ the products are manufactured‚ used‚ and recycled represents the largest percentage of Apple`s total greenhouse gas emissions. That is the reason why Apple has been designed and measured the performance in Product Environmental performance. Apple has developed its first environmental policy back in 1990‚ and put its mainly focus on energy efficient‚ reducing total use
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1. Introduction to Apple Company Steve Jobs alongside Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne founded Apple Inc. under the objective of nurturing innovation in the computer business. Like any other company‚ the starting of Apple Inc. involved challenges of dealing with competition‚ winning the market share‚ unfavorable response from customers‚ lack of innovation‚ and lack of recognition by potential clients. With all these challenges acting against the ability of Apple to thrive in the computer business
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SWOT Analysis: iPhone and Apple as Apple Inc’s view Strengths • Recognition Brand. • Good reputation. • Integration iPod in iPhone. Use brand iPod as base in order to grow iPhone market. (Customers buy iPhone and also get iPod in the same device) • Good business strategist‚ Apple is using App Store in iTunes as a tool to drive the iPhone’s market. And Apple makes it more attract by cutting application prize in App Store off 30% and almost a half of application in the App Store are free
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disturbance for the multinational giants. However‚ in an interview with B&T Weekly‚ 16 March 2001‚ Dick Smith himself confessed‚ ‘I still tend to agree with the marketing people who say that‚ in the long term‚ the big multinationals will win’.16 We have yet to see the long-term impact of the ‘buy Australian’ movement in general‚ and Dick Smith Foods in particular‚ in changing consumer inertia. QUESTIONS 1 | What are the astute marketing opportunities that Dick Smith identified in establishing
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