Heather Hawkins. August 13‚ 2012 Professor Barnhill Apple’s Success Heather Hawkins Ottawa University Introduction Apple has evolved since the start of their company in the early 70’s. The company has successfully been able to develop a strong hold to being a competitor and innovator. Apple Inc. has been able to gain widespread success due to their ability to create innovative products. Apple stands out in the market because they know what the consumers want
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Introduction Businesses are set up to provide services or products for profit. We find people with very good business ideas but no source of funding. Ironically‚ there are people with funds but no viable business ideas. Matching these two set of people involves much considerations. Investors want to invest in ventures where returns are high and businesses need funding that will not eat into their profits. The decision to invest in a company goes beyond just the financial statement or report of
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2011 Apple‚ Inc. Although there is hardly anyone left in the world that does not know anything about the company Apple‚ the following synopsis will demonstrate how this successful firm really does make a profit. Just go into any electronics store or a cell carrier‚ and you’ll get to see almost all other companies that are trying to keep up with Apple. When the iPhone came out‚ it was the leader in multi-touch screen phones. Now‚ almost all the phones for sale are similar in their functionality
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photo sticker machines to remember that beautiful moment!! It also has shops with the newest and trendy brands like clothes‚ jeans‚ mobile phones and even toys. The also have some jewellery and bag shops which I like to buy. They have some convenience stores‚ like 7-eleven and circle k. Where we can find snacks after shopping because you do get tired holding those bags. I usually take the 8P bus because it’s convenient and cheap. They also hold some concerts or parties for special occasions like: Halloween
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ANALYSIS Strengths: * CEO Steve Jobs. * Product development. Apple’s products establish high standards for the market. * Robust Research & Development Department. * Design and convenience. * Marketing. * ITunes Music Store is an outstanding source of revenue‚ especially with the iPod and its availability to access Windows platform. * Apple Computers are expert in developing own software and hardware. * Apple Computers have respectable brand loyalty
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several highly competitive markets‚ including the personal computer industry with its Macintosh line of computers and related software‚ the consumer electronics industry with products such as the iPod‚ digital music distribution through its iTunes Music Store‚ the smart phone market with the Apple iPhone‚ and more recently magazine‚ book‚ games and applications publishing via the AppsStore for iPhone and the iPad tablet computing device. For marketers‚ the company is also establishing a very strong
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Apple SWOT Apple’s Strengths * ITunes Online Store is an excellent source of revenue derived from sales of music and applications for Apple’s iPhone‚ IPad and iPod touch devices. * Excellent brand loyalty by its customers. Many own multiple products (Mac‚ iPhone‚ etc.) * No debt‚ excellent cash flow. $13bn Net Income in most recent quarter. (Dec 2011). * Excellent Research & Development division that is able to deliver (premium) products that customers will stand in line to buy
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the Macintosh personal computer (PC) line. Mac sales remained vital to Apple’s future‚ but they now accounted for less than half of its total revenue. Apple was no longer just a computer company. Its move into digital music‚ with the iPod and with iTunes‚ and into the next generation mobile devices‚ with the iPhone‚ had given the company a chance to transcend the constraints of the PC business. The Evolving PC Industry From its earliest days in the mid-1970s‚ the industry has experienced explosive
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its business in several ways. Using the iTune system as an example‚ Apple can improve the usability of the site so that users find it easy to find music to purchase. In addition‚ providing the latest and most popular music for downloading at a reasonable price will allow Apple to satisfy customers. 4. Why would it be unethical for Apple to sell its iTunes customer information to other businesses? It would be unethical for Apple to sell its iTunes customer information to other business because
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