Case Analysis: Apple Computer Course number: NETW583 Date: May 10th‚ 2013 The innovation of apple computer began with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in the garage of the parents of Steve Jobs in Mountain View‚ California. On 1st April 1976‚ fool’s day‚ the first apple computer was formed by Ronald Wayne‚ Steve Wozniak
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• An iNNovative idea that can be implemented by Apple in the coming three years • Target buyers for the product‚ their needs or desires and a way how the product or service would address those needs. • The product details‚ its Unique Selling Point(USP) and customer benefits. • € Expected sales as a result of the product or service and the expected revenue.Apple Revenue Growth is spectacular! Since 2000‚ Apple sales has grown 1‚200%‚ profits have skyrocketed 3‚000%
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Apple IPods are very popular in today’s society. Many individuals enjoy listening to music on the way to work‚ school‚ or even to the gym. CD’s‚ cassettes‚ tape players and MP3 player’s sales have decease since Apple IPods have been created. IPods provides so much more to customers than the other devices. Everyone enjoy playing games‚ taking pictures‚ texting and calling friends‚ and using face time. What device allows you to enjoy all your hobbies at one time? Apple IPods. Apple IPods are a great
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Apple – An Introduction 3 Macroeconomic Trends 4 Technical Analysis 5 Fundamental Analysis 8 Analysis of Financing Activities 8 Investments and Capital Budgeting Decisions 10 Industry Analysis 11 Performance Analysis APPLE INTRODUCTION Established in 1976‚ Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II and the Macintosh. Today‚ Apple designs‚ manufactures and markets personal computers‚ portable digital music players and mobile communication devices
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Apple Michael Rauchut BUS400 – Prof. J Santanella M 8-10:40 Date: 9/24/2012 Assuming that the development of Microsoft’s Window XP operating system is an accurate example for most of their new operating systems‚ Microsoft’s break even analysis is as followed. On page 46‚ it is said that Microsoft sold 17 million units of the Windows XP in the first 8 weeks and incurred for developing at $1 billion. Revenue for the XP was between $45 and $60‚ which makes the median at $52.50. Assuming the
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Communication (IMC)" is to maximize the impact a company has on consumers. Apple has done an exceptional job using components from IMC and the AIDA (Attention‚ Interest‚ Desire‚ Action) concept to achieve and maintain long-term customer relationship with their consumers while driving Apple brand value. Apple uses promotional and advertising tools to capture the attention‚ interest‚ and desire of the consumer. Apple capture our attention and interest through innovating and sleek imagery
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1. Lack of stakeholder engagement strategy – Apple simply doesn’t believe it needs to engage stakeholders‚ not to mention having an engagement strategy. We can see it every time‚ from not sharing information with Greenpeace about why Greenpeace got it wrong about the power consumption of Apple’s North Carolina data center to not responding at first to Chinese environmental groups investigating pollution issues in Apple’s supply chain in China. Another example is Apple’s tendency to reply to questions
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Module 3: Internal and External customers Apple likes to say “The soul of the apple experience is in its people”‚ the internal customers who are trained‚ motivated and empowered to do what is right for the external customer. When you visit an apple store there is a purposefully designed customer experience part of which is communicated by apple’s internal customers. When you walk the store you are greeted with a warm friendly welcome within seconds of stepping inside. Apple’s internal customers
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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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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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