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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one of the greatest technological inventions of the Century‚ the smartphone. Finally‚ before he died‚ he reinvented the tablet with the iPad. The genius behind his inventions is that they are supported by applications and an internet media store‚ iTunes‚ which revolutionized the way people receive media. He topped everything off with Apple TV‚ a media center that connects everything for compatibility. Initial external analysis: Demographic: All ages‚ from tech savvy to tech illiterate. People
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The Apple TV: Analysis and evaluation of the attractiveness of the current UK market Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the three levels of the marketing environment for Apple TV and studies the attractiveness of the current UK market. It will consider the future success or not of the apple TV in the UK and from this analysis recommend the modifications and improvement apple should do. Most of the information in the report is based
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iPhoneR and iPodR compatible products‚ including application software‚ printers‚ storage devices‚ speakers‚ headphones‚ and various other accessories and peripherals through its online and retail stores‚ and digital content and applications through the iTunes StoreR. The Company sells to consumer‚ small and mid-sized business (“SMB”)‚ education‚ enterprise‚ government and creative customers. The Company’s fiscal year is the 52 or 53-week period that ends on the last Saturday of September. Unless otherwise
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Leadership Styles and Their Effect on CEOs Leadership Style and Their Effect on CEOs LaKisha Feggins November 21‚ 2012 Leadership Styles and Their Effect on CEOs Abstract The purpose of this essay is to analyze‚ compare‚ and contrast the leadership styles of two influential CEOs. I have collected information from many internet sources that elaborate on the life‚ achievements‚ and misfortunes of Jack Welch and Steve Jobs‚ and how they overcame their obstacles to become the best CEOs
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