Situation Analysis Background information With the developing of Web 2.0‚ more and more investors tried to focus on the usage of Internet. Unlike the traditional software‚ more kinds of operations can be executed based on Internet‚ such as Open Source Software (OSS)‚ Cloud Computing‚ Software as a service (SaaS) and Virtualization. SaaS is a new type of software applied mode which grows up in the 21th century. It has the similar meaning with the terms ASP (application service provider) or HSV
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WEB1.0/WEB2.0 WEB 1.0 was the early stage of the evolution of World Wide Web‚ it was centered around a top-down approach to the use of the web and the user interface. On 1989‚ Tim Berners-Lee envisioned a global information space where people and machines could equally exchange and exploit information rich in semantic value. The first web browser was created on October 1990‚ and the first web server was created on November 1990. The WWW (World Wide Web) was first launched in 1991 and was called
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* Apple is a company which produces computers and technological products like computers‚ mobiles . On April 1‚ 1976‚ the Apple computer was established . Steven Wozniak‚ a high school drop-out who worked for Hewlett-Packard‚ dabbled in computer-design and created what would become the Apple I. His high school buddy Steven Jobs‚ also a drop-out‚ worked for Atari and convinced him that the two should form a company to market the new computer‚ which eventually took off in 1977 with the Apple II.
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The Brand "Without the brand‚ Apple would be dead‚" Gobe said. He tells how brands have established deep‚ lasting bonds with their customers. Apple‚ of course‚ is the archetypal emotional brand. It’s not just intimate with its customers; it is loved. "Apple is about imagination‚ design and innovation;" Gobe argued that‚ in some cases‚ branding has become as powerful as religion”. Research shows that Apple triggers a religious reaction from certain consumers. Of course when it’s considered as
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Apple Inc strategy Apple designed the balanced scorecard (BSC)to make senior management ’s attention to the scope and no longer confined to a gross profit rate ‚return on equity and market share strategy. One pair of Apple’s strategic thinking is very familiar with the management of a small steering committee to select one from the five aspects of evaluation should focus on the type and identified several ways in each type of evaluation . On the financial side ‚ Apple’s emphasis on shareholder value
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reputation and awareness Apple Inc. has developed both band equity and brand awareness among the consumers in the electronic industry for nearly forty years. The brand equity of Apple Inc. will allow iwatch to be priced at a high rate due to the value the consumer will place in the product. Current Apple user and potential Apple consumers will want to buy an iwatch due to their brand awareness to Apple Inc. They have used more than one device of Apple‚ and they think that Apple fulfill their physical
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Individual Case Study: Apple Inc. 9.20.13 Apple‚ arguably the most valuable company in the world‚ from the perspective of market capitalization‚ has a unique business model and compelling strategy that allows the company to flourish regardless of competition‚ economic hard times‚ and changing societal trends. A top pick among consumers‚ Apple is undoubtedly a powerhouse in the electronic‚ software‚ and entertainment industries all of which are venues by which Apple has grown‚ developed‚ and
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background: Apple is an American multinational corporation that manufactures‚ designs‚ markets and sells mobile communication and media devices‚ digital music players‚ personal computers‚ consumer electronics and softwares and provides related services. The company’s variety of products such as Ipod music player‚ which has been an experience for Apple in dramatic growth since 2001‚ Ipad‚ Imac‚ Apple TV‚ professional software support and application through Itunes store‚ IBooks store‚ Apple Store‚ compatible
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It is not difficult to enter the industry because the entry barriers are high. Threat of new entrants to Apple is low because it may affected by magnitude of entry barriers‚ such as 1. Advanced technologies requirements Advanced technologies make new competitors more difficult to enter the market which Apple enjoys a slight advantage here because of Apple have a lot of experience in creating software and hardware. New competitors have to develop those technologies before effectively competing
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Advertising and Marketing for Apple Inc in the UK Marketing plan for Iphone 5s in October 2013 Using Apple’s historical promotional technique Word count: 2813 Student NO.: Group: Executive Summary This paper seeks to develop a marketing plan for Apple Inc. new product‚ iPhone 5s
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