The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs Focus Steve Jobs was famous for his laser-like focus. This natural personality trait was further honed by his study of Zen philosophy; “deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do”. Shortly before his death‚ Larry Page‚ Google’s co-founder visited Jobs to ask for advice. Jobs told him to figure out the top five products Google should focus on and “get rid of the rest‚ because they’re dragging you down”. Page followed his advice‚ announcing
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A Claim for Streaming When speaking economically‚ the digital music sector of the international music industry is undoubtably the most important sector in the industry. Within the last decade‚ music has seen cardinal changes in the way both major and independent labels distribute their products. An industry that once relied on Payola ’s and mass distribution of physical records and CD ’s now relies heavily on the power of the internet. The first instance of mass distribution of music through
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Strategic analysis of Apple inc * * Table of contents * 1. History of Apple inc 2. Analysis of strategy * 2.1 Applying Porter’s strategy framework to Apple Inc * 2.2 future strategies 3. Recommendations 4. Leadership/culture 5. Appendix 6. References * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1. History on Apple Inc * Apple Inc. is an American corporation
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It began in 1976 when Steve Jobs‚ Stephen Wozniak and Ronald Wayne formed a company called Apple Computer. Jobs and Wozniak held 45% of the company each as Wayne owned the remaining 10%. Jobs and Wozniak were younger and had very few assets but Ronald Wayne was older and owned several personal assets. Wayne was scared to put these at risk so he sold his share of Apple Computer back to Jobs and Wozniak for around 800 dollars. Today his share in Apple would be worth over 70 billion dollars which is
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best-known hardware products include Macintosh line of PCs (43% of the company’s sales)‚ iPod line of portable media players (34.6% of sales) and iPhone‚ a multimedia smart phone. Apple’s software products include Unix-based Mac OS X operating system‚ iTunes‚ iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software‚ and Final Cut Studio. As of June‚ 2008‚ the company operated 215 retail stores. The company’s earnings profile has changed in the recent years: iPod is a product that may be reaching its maturity
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to this question but most people believe that downloading music should be free. Music should not be paid for but free. People download music for free everyday and think it’s a great way to listen to music and get for free. Why waste 99 cents on Itunes when you can get it for free on sites such as Limewire‚ BitTorrent and BTJunkie. This gives everyone a chance to listen to there favorite artist and download a complete album for free without wasting $11 which is enough to buy you food at a fast
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companies‚ who have a strong knowledge on their current markets‚ working together to achieve the same goals. 3. Apple succeeded in the digital portable music industry because it took Sony’s principle of innovation and used it to its advantage. iTunes sparked a completely unique and convenient way for consumers to obtain music without leaving their home‚ and with the iPod the only accessible device to it‚ users were forced to buy an iPod to reap the benefits. Sony seemed to be fixated on the anti-piracy
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hardware accessories Apple Inc.as most well known lines are Mac computers and the iPod line of portable media players 4.Apple Inc.: Background Information Continued • For the iPod and its related iTunes software‚ Apple sells audio books‚ games‚ music‚ music videos‚ TV shows‚ and movies in its online iTunes Store • January 9‚ 2007‚ Apple Computer Inc. (as it was formerly known) dropped the “computer” from its name • This name change‚ which followed Apple ’s announcement of its new iPhone and Apple TV
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INTRODUCTION Apple Inc. designs‚ manufactures and markets a wide range of personal computers‚ computer software‚ and portable music devices. Some of these Apple products include the Macintosh‚ iPods as well as the iPhones. Apple’s strong value chain is one of the reasons for its success today. Its’ efficient and strong value chain has allowed the company to expand globally with a strong presence in 102 countries. Furthermore‚ Apple has joined in the process of reintermediation‚ adding
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the establishment of APPLE in 1976‚ Jobs has accompanied the company through peaks and troughs. Under his leadership‚ Apple introduced the famous “I” series‚ iMac‚ iTunes‚ iPod‚ iPhone and iPad to the public and became a leader in the technology industry. He also excogitated the unprecedented service item such as Apple store and iTunes store. Steven Jobs has successfully lead Apple for 15 years and provide a stable financial revenues. Therefore‚ people call him the God-father of Apple. On 24th August
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