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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Google Logo Sign in ChromeChromeHelp Google Chrome Forum Search using the Address Bar (omnibox) The address bar (sometimes called the "omnibox") not only doubles as a search box‚ but can also be used to provide you with a lot of other useful information. search Search the web Simply type your search term in the address bar and press Enter to see results from your default search engine. You can also use it to search specific sites. Search and browse the web faster by trying the
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1. In the excel worksheet‚ we combined the 12% non-callable bond maturing in May 05 and the zero coupon STRIPS with the same maturity to get a synthetic bond with semiannual interest payments of $4.125 per $100 par value. The ask and bid prices of the synthetic bond are calculated to be $98.78 and $98.53. Alternatively‚ we combined the non-callable bond maturing in 2000 and the STRIPS 00 to get a synthetic bond to match the callable bond if it was called at the first possible date. The ask and
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Doughtie’s Foods‚ Inc. William Nashwinter was appointed as a salesperson in the Doughtie’s foods inc. in the late 1970s. He was a young and ambitious man. His hard work soon promoted him to a general manager position in the Gravins Division of Doughtie’s. It was a large warehouse which wholesaled frozen food products to retail outlets. Nashwinter realized that managing a big wholesale was a difficult job and he started getting complains from the headquarters of his poor performances
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Albertsons Albertson’s‚ Inc. 250 E. Parkcenter Blvd. Boise‚ ID 83706 Slogan / Motto Helping Make Your Life Easier. Description A supermarket and drugstore‚ Albertsons is a food and drug retailer located in Boise‚ Idaho. With a team of more than 200‚000 in 2‚300 stores all over America‚ Albertsons has over 2‚500 locations in 37 states of the US. Mission Statement Guided by relentless focus on our five imperatives‚ we will constantly strive to implement the critical initiatives required to
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PANCAKE HOUSE‚ INC. I. BACKGROUND Pancake House‚ Inc. is the largest‚ homegrown casual dining business in the Philippines. It engages in the acquisition‚ development‚ management‚ and franchising of the Company’s restaurants under numerous institutional and established brands. Over the years‚ the Company has acquired and developed restaurant brands that have manifested the potential to grow. Subsequently‚ these brands grew to establish their loyal customer bases with increasing repeat transactions
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Gap Inc. began its journey 1969 as a small retail store in San Francisco‚ California where it concentrated its sales on Levi’s jeans. In its early stages as a small retail business it was known as The Gap. By the end of the 1970’s‚ Donald and Doris Fisher‚ owners of The Gap‚ had expanded The Gap to six stores. The company went public in 1976. By the early 1980’s‚ The Gap had over five hundred stores; largely targeting a teenage customer base. In 1983 the Fishers hired Mickey Drexler as Gap
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Google Inc is a technology company that builds and provides products and services that organise information and make it universally accessible and useful to the general public‚ and it has arguably become a need in the everyday lives of people. As something that initially started as a research project for Stanford digital library‚ the concept began in march 1996 by Larry page and Serge Brin. the goal was to develop the enabling technologies from a single‚ integrated and universal digital library
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MEMORANDUM TO: UST Inc. Investors CC: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Debt Policy at UST Inc. ADD INTRO PARAGRAPH From the viewpoint of the bondholder‚ UST Inc. has various attributes that make the company a safe‚ yet sometimes risky investment. Qualities that make UST Inc. a superior investment include their excellent A-1 credit rating and their strong brand name and market position‚ which has made UST Inc. one of the most profitable companies in corporate America. While their asset tangibility
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