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Company Background Apple Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively “Apple” or the “Company”) design‚ manufacture‚ and market personal computers‚ mobile communication devices‚ and portable digital music and video players and sell a variety of related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ and networking solutions. The Company sells its products worldwide through its online stores‚ its retail stores‚ its direct sales force‚ and third-party wholesalers‚ resellers‚ and value-added resellers. In
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The two most important factors that made it difficult for Apple to compete in the PC industry were the lack of software availability for the Macintosh operating system and the lack of differentiation of Apple’s products. These two factors are key reasons why Apple’s share of the global PC market still languishes in the 3% range. Macintosh lagged in available applications early and is still paying the price for this today. In the 1990s‚ while the number of applications on PCs exploded‚ the Macintosh
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Apple Inc is an American multinational organization founded by Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs‚ an American entrepreneur‚ marketer‚ and inventor‚ who was the co-founder‚ chairman‚ and CEO of Apple Inc and Stephen Gary "Steve" Wozniak who is an American inventor‚ computer engineer and Programmer who co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne. Apple Inc is Located in‚ Cupertino‚ California in the middle of the Silicon Valley. It is focused on designing and developing the personal computers
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Apple Case Study 1) General Environment Analysis (10 points) 1a. Identify what Apple’s primary industry or (industries—Apple is present in multiple industries) is (0.5point). Apple’s Primary Industries are: Personal Computers‚ Digital Music/Media‚ Computer Software‚ Handheld Gaming‚ Digital Reader‚ Portable Music/Media Player‚ and Telecommunication. 1b. Identify who Apple’s direct competitors (in multiple industries) are (0.75 point). Microsoft‚ Dell‚ Gateway‚ Alienware‚ Zune
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Company Overview 1976 - Apple was founded by college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak 1980 - Apple went public 1985 - Jobs left after tumultuous struggles with then CEO Sculley‚ and founded NeXT 2000 - Jobs became the CEO 2001 - Introduced a digital music player‚ the iPod 2007 - Apple Computers Inc. became Apple Inc. ‚ unveiled the iPhone. Apple has 4 main divisions: Laptop and personal computer division
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counter threats. Forces Apple has an excellent reputation as one of the best technology companies worldwide‚ remained loyal to its customers in designing their products. Apple’s power means not only attract new customers but also retain existing ones with new products and services‚ which offers the company the opportunity to extend their products. Currently‚ Apple is the only company licensed to manufacture the computers running the Mac operating system Apple systems continue to be a force
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Case study: Strategic planning at Apple Inc. Comparative Advantage Apple has gained a comparative advantage over its competitors by carefully picking their employees. According to researcher and author Alex Frankel Apple tends to only hire people whom are “passionate about what they were selling”‚ this often meant that they hired enthusiastic Apple product users. In addition‚ Apple’s employees are trained to follow a specific three-step sales process known as position‚ permission‚ and probe
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days seeking a company that would interest me. After researching‚ I have found a couple of companies that interest me‚ such as Apple Inc.‚ Samsung‚ Sony‚ and Cayuga Medical Center. As I researched more about the companies I have decided the company that interests me most is “Apple Inc.” Apple interests me for interning or working for because Apple promised‚ “A job at Apple is unlike any other you’ve had. You’ll be challenged. You’ll be inspired. And you’ll be proud. Because whatever your job is here
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Apples Industry & Trade Summary Office of Industries Publication ITS-04 February 2010 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS Shara Aranoff‚ Chairman Daniel R. Pearson‚ Vice Chairman Deanna Tanner Okun Charlotte R. Lane Irving A. Williamson Dean A. Pinkert Robert A. Rogowsky Director‚ Office of Operation Karen Laney-Cummings Director‚ Office of Industries This report was prepared principally by: Brendan Lynch Brendan.lynch@usitc.gov Fruits‚ Vegetables
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