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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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. Apple was established on April 1‚ 1976‚ by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne[1] to sell the Apple I personal computer kit‚ a computer single handedly designed by Wozniak. The kits were hand-built by Wozniak[24][25] and first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club.[26] The Apple I was
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1. Introduction Apple Inc.‚ is known to be one of the world’s most valuable companies. It is a multi-national company with a worldwide presence; approximately 72‚800 employees and total net sales of $156 billion in the year 2012 (Apple annual report‚ 2012). Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak‚ both college dropouts‚ founded this corporation in 1976 - “Steve Jobs‚ helped to transform the way in which the computer is used today through his creation of the first computer processing unit and his creative
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------------------------------------------------- Apple Case II Design Thinking Apple created a unique way of working which was called the “Apple way”. It was a set of principles with a deep commitment to great products and services at its core. These set of principles can be divided in design thinking‚ clear development strategy and execution‚ its CEO as chief innovator‚ and the rational courage to conduct bold business experiments. The first principle of the Apple way is the most important one and has
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IDEA LIVES ON 1955-2011 ERA OF APPLE Three apples have changed the world ‘ADAMS’‚ ‘NEWTON’s’ and ‘STEVE JOBS’ Apple was just a fruit for all of us some time back‚ nobody would have ever thought that this name will bring a revolution in the electronic industry. Wherever Apple stepped in‚ it managed to touch the sky. From an interactive desktop operating system‚ Apple was determined to bring best sound technology and so the old Walkman and disk man were transformed into a smart music player
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Vikings Political Structure Government In the early history of the Norsemen there were no nations in the present day sense. Individuals lived in what may be called tribal groups. These groups were autonomous of each other‚ and united together just for some normal reason. At the point when the title konungr (ruler) was given to the head of a group‚ it didn’t convey the implying that it has now. There were numerous rulers. Frequently one would administer over a little segment of area no bigger than
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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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Subject: Apple and Foxconn controversy from the eye of the consumer Over the last couple years‚ Apple and Foxconn have been partaking in poor business methods thus causing them a great deal of deserved criticism. The consumer‚ must decide whether or not to continue buying from Apple because the consumer is what causes Apple to continue to make new products which results in the poor conditions at Foxconn. Foxconn and Apple violate many ethical‚ moral and basic human principles. The Situation
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creativity. What approaches has Apple relied upon? What alternative have others firms in the industry pursued? What other stoves could Apple implement? Apple is taking the following creativity approaches: imagination and investment. 1) Imagination: Apple is primarily focusing on innovation and flexibility; therefore‚ they are consider to be relying on the "imagination" approach‚ where the key is gear towards the transformation of ideas and experimentation. For example‚ Apple has innovated the iPod music
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Apple and employee motivation Ideally‚ Apple wants to have a workplace that fosters creativity from all the employees. Apple combines extrinsic and intrinsic motivation in order to empower their employees to be innovative. There are numerous methods Apple employs to motivate its employees. Once‚ Apple rewarded its executives by giving them a recognition bonus of 3 to 5 percent of their base salary. This motivating incentive occurred despite the fact that they recently missed their target on
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