in owning a digital MP3 device now own an IPod. The product line has grown so large that businesses and educational institutions accept it as a useful tool. For example‚ a college student is now able to simply download a lecture or audiobook from iTunes University straight to the device within minutes‚ making it extremely convenient to study effectively on a busy day. Since the first generation of the iPod‚ there have been constant developments within the device line itself. The creation of applications
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hardware‚ software and other consumer electronics. The company was established in April 1st‚ 1976‚ created by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne (Andrea Major). The company is best recognized for their Macintosh personal computer line‚ Mac OS X‚ iTunes media application‚ and especially the iPod personal MP3 player. The IPod started off as a simple device that held approximately 1000 songs. Throughout the years‚ the IPod has completely upgraded and has literally revolutionized the world. Many changes
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Published in The Leader’s Edge (American Management Association) February 2008 Linking New Product Development to Strategy By Gary Getz and Pedro do Carmo Costa Many companies implement Stage-Gate or other forms of new product development processes that promise to accelerate growth while managing risk. Few‚ however‚ are satisfied with the output of their efforts. One potential reason for their dissatisfaction is the disconnection between their organization’s new product development (NPD) and
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the first-ever iPad was expected to take Apple to the next level. Apple has used many different strategies to remain a profitable company. The launch of applications for Macintosh users and programs such as the iLife suite which contained iPhoto‚ iTunes‚ and iWeb was costly for Apple‚ but ultimately contributed to the growing segment of the company. This continued with the production of the Mac Pages‚ Keynote‚ and Numbers. Steve Jobs also utilized the use of Microsoft products for his Macintosh computers
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Its approach has been to integrate its new products around its core industry in an effort to construct a digital lifestyle that encompasses not only its line of computers but its new products such as the iPod‚ the iPhone and online services such as iTunes. The various models are presented and then applied to the market that Apple inhabits. Additionally‚ since the Five Forces are dynamic and because Apple’s responses are dynamic‚ an assessment of Apple’s opportunities‚ threats‚ strengths and weaknesses
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venue to find popular music artists. As with all types of modernization‚ understanding takes time‚ and the music industry is beginning to come around by offering portions of their libraries for sale through sanctioned distributers like Amazon and iTunes as well as taking notice of new artists found through sites like YouTube. The Internet has helped the music industry by providing new methods of music distribution as well as a global arena for self-promotion by new artists. The Amazon MP3 store
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collection of DVDs accumulated over the years. As the party moves away from DVDs and onto the net‚ they will lose their built-in advantage. As iTunes‚ and possibly other online competitors‚ fills in their catalog‚ there will be shift to online distribution. Netflix’ titles will be in an older static non-HD technology‚ where on line downloads can adapt more easily. iTunes will have 2 competitive advantages. These are at both ends of the movie demand curve. First‚ when a movie first comes out‚ everyone with
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integration of the iPod media player and the iTunes marketplace across all of its devices to create a billing relationship with 160 million consumers vis-à-vis simplified discovery‚ purchase and distribution‚ it provides a window into how they’ve facilitated a market segmentation approach that is simultaneously harmonious and discrete. In the harmonious bucket is the way that iOS-based Apps and their corresponding “ecosystem surround” directly overlay on top of iTunes and the iPod media player. This approach
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Simple. It is the one word that has transformed the technology industry as we know it and can rightfully be associated with one company‚ Apple. I do not speak in the perspective of an Apple fan boy‚ but rather as an analytical student that has spent years following the technology industry‚ and has caught something simple that no one else has. From the brink of bankruptcy‚ Apple has become the leading technology devices developer‚ and a standard for all companies to follow. But this success did not
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