Company Analysis - Apple TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPANY OVERVIEW 5 Introduction 5 Brief History & Current Happenings 5 Apple Products & Services 7 Business Strategy 9 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 10 SWOT Analysis 10 Industry Overview 13 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 16 Short-Term Liquidity Analysis 16 Current ratio 16 Acid Test (or Quick Test Ratio) 16 Accounts Receivable Turnover
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“Usability of iPad Apps and Websites” Your name Course name Instructor’s name Date: 01-07-2015 Introduction: The first edition of the report published in the year 2010 by Jakob Nielsen provides you an original research on the first edition of iPad apps that has been published soon after the first tablet device is launched. The second edition of the report which was established in the year 2011‚ gives you a follow-up research that has been conducted after an year with improved and sophisticated
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Financial Analysis (Submitted by) Abstract The following paper aims at discussing the financial position of the American multinational corporation‚ Apple inc.‚ which designs and markets consumer electronics‚ computers and personal computers mobile communication devices‚ and portable digital music and video players‚ as well as sells various related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ and networking solutions. Apple Inc. together with subsidiaries sells its products worldwide through its online
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Company Background Apple‚ Inc. (formerly known as Apple Computer‚ Inc.) was incorporated in the State of California in 1977. Apple currently designs‚ manufactures‚ and markets a variety of computer and personal electronic products‚ including Macintosh computers‚ and the iPod digital music player. AppleÕs key markets are consumers‚ creative professionals‚ educational institutions‚ and business users. For nearly twenty years‚ Apple computers have been the industry standard for creative industries
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Direct Marketing‚ Electronic Media. These forms are all used to reach out to an audience to help promote a product or service. Below‚ I have prepared an overview of Apple Inc.’s IMC strategy. Advertising Apple Inc. has an impressive image to uphold and their advertisements certainly add more value to the product itself. Since Apple Inc. is an electronic technology company their advertising campaigns deal heavily with Internet mediums and television commercials. My personal favorite are the “Mac
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The rivalry between Ipad and PC users is well-documented and increasingly complicated. Each time a new gadget enters the marketplace‚ consumers have more decisions to make about how they want to check email‚ watch movies‚ download music‚ and surf the web. But outside the typical debate‚ what should an end user consider when deciding between an iPad and a laptop PC? At one time‚ the laptop was the height of portability‚ offering a slim‚ lightweight device that could be slipped into a bag or carrying
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For analysis I am dissecting the famous “1984” Super-bowl commercial by Apple Computer Inc. The commercial aired during the Super-bowl in 1984. The title and the commercial itself reference both the year it was aired as well as the famous book “1984” by George Orwell. The opening setting shows a row of people in a drone-like trance‚ wearing matching gray clothing‚ walking down a hallway‚ marching in step with each other. After a few seconds of this‚ we see a woman running down a different‚ empty
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Apple ’s financial performance continued to strengthen over the last several quarters. In the most recent earnings announcement‚ Apple reported significant growth in net revenues driven by the strong performance of its iPod product line. Net sales for the 2nd quarter grew to $4.36 billion‚ which is a 34% increase over 2nd quarter 2005 results. Net income increased by 41% to $410 million. (Apple Reports)The iPod product line continues to drive the financial performance of the company. In the 2nd quarter
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Discipline Of Business Creativity. London: Harper Collins Publishers 10 11. O’REGAN‚ G‚. 2008. A Brief History of Computing. Cork: Springer 12 13. SHURKIN‚ J.‚ 1996. Engines of the Mind. New York: W.W. Norton & Company 14 15. vertygo team. 2011. Apple Strategies. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.vertygoteam.com/apple_marketing_strategy.php. [Accessed 01 April 11].
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CHINA’S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION China has developed a huge telecommunications sector. Today China is one of the largest telecom subscribers in the world’s telecommunication market. China’s telecommunications industry started to expand during early 1990s due to economic growth‚ technological improvements‚ low tax rates‚ and institutional changes‚ which allowed competition. Figure 1 shows that electronic-telecom industry had the fastest growth of sales revenue during
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