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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release of the iPod in 2001 and the subsequent introduction of the iTunes Music Store in 2003‚ Apple had created a dominant position for themselves in the sale of mp3s and mp3 players. The iPod‚ like all of Apple’s products‚ had a significantly higher price than the mp3 players of its largest competitors. However‚ the iPod’s sleek design‚ simple user interface‚ large memory‚ and most importantly‚ unique compatibility with iTunes‚ the world’s largest music library‚ all but guaranteed its success in
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The Natural Physical Environment of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is an American intercontinental organization with a hub on conception and fabricating consumer electronics and intimately connected software products. The Company began as “Apple Computer‚” best known for its Macintosh personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s. Despite a strong brand‚ rapid growth‚ and high profits in the late 1980s‚ Apple almost went bankrupt in 1996. Then Steve Jobs went to work‚ transforming Apple Computer into “Apple
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memory. It also serves as an external data storage device when connected to a computer. It plays media files anywhere a user chooses and is designed in a very convenient size. In 2003‚ Apple released another series of iPods that included the iTunes software. iTunes is program that stores a comprehensive library of the users music‚ video and photos on their computer (Donovan‚ 2006). This program can play‚ download and rip music from a CD onto the library and is exclusive to Apple iPods. The Apple iPod
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assessment of external factors by a PESTLE analysis has been crucial in TESCO’s success. This is because TESCO has taken into account the implications for consumers‚ employees‚ stakeholders‚ associated organisations and the company’s mission statement. Each external factor would have been and continues to be examined and categorised in terms of whether its implication is negative or positive‚ large or minor significance‚ intermittent or continuous impact and so on. PESTLE analysis factors examined: Politically
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Table of contents Apple competitive advantage ……………………………………………………………… p 3 The personal computer industry ………………………………………………………….. p 6 Apple’s competitive advantage in PCs …………………………………………………... p 9 The introduction of IPhone as a blue ocean strategy ……………………………………. p 13 Apple’s competitive position in smartphones …………………………………………… p 19 How does the death of Steve Jobs affect Apple’s overall strategy for the next 5 years …. P References list ……………………………………………………………………………
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the Apple iPhone. Secondly‚ the iPhone offers a wide range of entertainment. I can listen to the music of my choice. Like my favorite band The Beatles‚ I can also download the music I love from the iTunes store‚ for example‚ Strawberry Fields Forever is one of my favorites. A different option to iTunes is a music app like Spotify where I can stream music free. Another pro is that there is an endless amount of apps to download. The app store is the place to buy all of these apps. One of my favorites
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valuable is the company’s customer base‚ loyal to the culture and the brand. On the operations side‚ Apple can also count on high profit margins thanks to its efficient supply chain‚ worldwide presence of its distribution system and retail structure (iTunes‚ App Store‚ etc.). Moreover‚ a continuous focus on innovation and R&D gives the company the advantage of constantly proposing products combining elegant design‚ simplicity and performance. Also‚ while offering narrow product lines simplifying consumers’
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How does service innovation influence the performance of a company? Starbucks has not only established itself in the coffee industry but essentially it has become its own entertainment business‚ by constantly innovating it has added to the customer experience by incorporating music into the stores to create an emotional response for customers and to allow them to feel a certain way when they enter the stores. At a shareholder meeting it was declared that a deal was signed with Paul McCartney that
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