Case Study Apple Inc. iPod Touch In spite of Apple Inc’s increasing net sales in the last three years‚ iPod net sales are decreasing at an alarming rate (Table 1). This paper will provide an analysis of the market forces driving sales of the iPod and make suggestions for recovery of sales by focusing on the iPod Touch platform. An overview of Apple Inc (Apple) is provided‚ then several analytical tools are used to provide insight to both the internal and external environment that Apple is operating
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Samsung: Just the Beginning... SEPTEMBER 2012 Winning the scale wars on all fronts — handsets‚ TVs‚ semis‚ display — and taking no prisoners Samsung Electronics remains the "Jewel of the Samsung Empire" and its long-term success is well aligned with the owner-founder Lee family — Corporate governance concerns are therefore overdone; we see three engines driving 161% EPS growth in ’11- ’14: Handsets‚ Semis & Display The smartphone market is bifurcating into premium and low end‚ with Samsung
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2004‚ 2005 Reuters‚ "Kodak to embark on new restructuring – analysts"‚ (www.itmatters.com)‚ January 23- 24‚ 2004‚ 2005 Stice‚ Richard CFA‚ "Kodak ’s Many Negatives"‚ (www.businessweek.com)‚ January 7‚ 2005‚ 2005 St Salkever‚ Alex‚ "Kodak‚ Fuji...Sandisk?" (http://www.businessweek.com)‚ July 13‚ 2004‚ 2005 http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2004/tc20040713_8685_tc055.h tm
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Problem: The core problem is a lack of overall innovation from Microsoft in entering the digital music Player market. Their core strategy of providing this device as a networking tool only appealed to 11% of the target market. Their use of innovation around the integration of wireless technology was not taking advantage of a key component‚ connecting to the internet to download additional media. The lack of innovation was also depicted by their proprietary use of the media that was compatible
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1. Historically‚ what were Apple’s major competitive advantages? To have a competitive advantage a company should have a right strategy‚ consequently to have distinctive competences and as a result to have good resources and capabilities‚ which bring high profitability to the company. In our case the competitive advantages of Apple is differentiation and innovation‚ high quality‚ great customer responsiveness‚ high level of marketing and having strong sales department. By recruiting Steve Jobs
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on the device‚ with a single key-frame shown on the screen. It still includes the Nike+iPod fitness option as well as an FM radio tuner. It has a black on white screen contrast option and other accessibility options. While competitors like Sony‚ SanDisk and Zune‚ have been trying to keep up with Apple Inc and the iPods‚ none were successful. Thus far only one company is 2006 was able to actually compete with Apple iPod and that was Zune‚ when Apple came out with their 5th generation classic iPod
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Market Analysis of the Apple iPod The market studied here is that of the iPod: ‘a brand of portable digital media player de-signed and marketed by Apple Computer.’ Apple have cleverly created a mp3 player that has outsold all competition by using the advantage of brand loyalty. The iPod family has evolved since the original launch in October 2001 when the 5GB iPod was released‚ fol-lowed in 2002 with the launch of the 10GB and 20GB versions. By 2004 Apple had re-leased the iPod mini‚ iPod shuffle
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