The Apple I‚ Apple’s first product‚ was sold as an assembled circuit board and lacked basic features such as a keyboard‚ monitor‚ and case. The owner of this unit added a keyboard and a wooden case. Steve Jobs began working on the Apple Lisa in 1978 LISA became the first personal computer sold to the public with a GUI‚ In 1984‚ Apple next launched the Macintosh. The Macintosh Portable was Apple’s first "portable" Macintosh computer‚ released in 1989. Apple introduced the PowerBook in 1991. The Macintosh
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Foxconn ----- current issue and future forecast Table of Content Executive summary 4 Introduction 5 Overview of the company 5 Economic 7 Current Issue 7 Responding the suicide case in China in economic aspect 7 Current economic issue in Foxconn 7 Future opportunities and risk in Asia region 8 Opportunities 8 Risk 9 Recommendation 10 Political 10 Current Issue 10 Suicide case on political aspect 11 The relationship with China and Taiwan 11 Future forecast
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Apple Inc. the designer and maker of electronic products found itself in the middle of a scandal that was formed within its organizational ecosystem (Daft‚ 2012‚ p. 71). Starting in January 2010 employees at Foxconn an electronics manufacturer in China began to take their own lives in an attempt to bring attention to the poor working conditions‚ overcrowding‚ and long work hours (Daft‚ 2012‚ p. 108). These events are an example of actions or events that can originate within the international dimension
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INTRODUCTION:- (APPLE MACINTOSH) * APPLE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT:- Founded in 1976 in a garage in Santa Clara‚ California‚ Apple is the brainchild of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs‚ two college dropouts who sought to provide a user-friendly computer to a new and distinct market of small computer users. Between 1978 and 1980‚ sales increased from $7.8 million to $117 million‚ and in 1980 the company underwent its initial public stock offering. In 1983‚ Steve Wozinak left Apple. That same year
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Gibson 1/9/13 Shelly Daly INTL 5800 First Night Assignment In the article Apple Agrees to Labor Reforms After ‘Serious’ Foxconn Violations shows a clear picture of the issues in the area of globalization. Foxconn has been producing the iPhone and iPad for Apple for some time now. What seemed to be a very beneficial deal for Apple‚ turned out to be a catastrophe‚ putting Apple in a tough position. Foxconn has been accused of poor working conditions for their employees. Many workers have complained
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Business Environment: Labour condition in Foxconn Specific Issus: A startling 13 young workers attempted or committed suicide at the two Foxconn production facilities in southern China between January and May 2010. in NATIONAL factor: We can interpret their acts as protest against a global labor regime that is widely practiced in China. Their defiant deaths demand that society reflect upon the costs of a state-promoted development model that sacrifices dignity for corporate profit in the
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History and Background Apple Computer Inc.‚ what is common day known as Apple Inc.‚ was established on April 1st‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Two weeks later Wayne sold his company shares back to Jobs and Wozniak for $800. Apple Computer Inc. then became incorporated‚ without Ronald Wayne‚ on January 3‚ 1977. The first product Jobs and Wozniak created was the Apple I. Steve Jobs used his parents’ garage as a workplace to manufacture this product. The finished product
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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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History of Apple Inc Apple‚ the name itself commands regard and admiration. The world renowned computer company is actually the brain child of perhaps one of the greatest innovators that history has ever witnessed – Late Mr. Steve Jobs. His untimely death has left a permanent hole in the heart of every computer and gadget enthusiast. Steve Jobs‚ with his brain child Apple Inc‚ in the true sense revolutionized the way the world listened to music and operated the traditional computers. The beginning
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CALIFORNIA MARITIME ACADENY Vallejo‚ CA Apple Inc. by: Breanna 17 December 2011 EGL 001 Introduction to English Composition 1 Apple Inc. Do you own an iPod? Or how about a Mac computer? Apple products are very well known all around the world. Even though they seem like such a great product‚ it took their creator Steve Jobs and many helpful employees to perfect the iPod to how it is today. Jobs endured financial loss‚ risk of failure‚ threats‚ and lawsuits‚ and success
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