In Smartphone Market‚ It’s Luxury or Rock Bottom By CHRISTOPHER MIMS Feb. 1‚ 2015 8:53 p.m. ET (WSJ) For Apple Inc. and Xiaomi‚ the Chinese smartphone maker often described as the “Apple of China‚” it is the best of times. For most of the companies’ competitors‚ not so much. In December‚ Xiaomi became the world’s most valuable tech startup‚ worth $46 billion. And last week’s blowout quarterly results for Apple were credited to just about everything—from consumers’ lust for big phones to Chief Executive Tim
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first time a smartphone has been priced at more $1000. Even though it was thought that such a high price tag would reduce the demand for the new iPhone‚ that doesn’t look like the case. This is the first time Apple had made radical changes since the introduction of iPhone 10 years back. Analysis of article: The above article along with some other related articles are used to analyze this article in a way that it reflects the topics that were taught in the classes so far. The analysis is formulated
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Questionnaire about student behaviour of Smartphone Name: ____________________ Year __ Semester __ Age: _____ Gender: _______ E-mail addresses: ____________________________________________ Phone number: _______________________ 1. Have you started using Smartphone? ( ) Yes ( )No 2. How many Smartphone do you have now? ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) more than 3 3. Which of the brand of Smartphone did you purchase last time? ( ) HTC ( ) Apple (
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Do Smartphones affect today’s society? According to Wikipedia ” A smart phone is a mobile phone built on a mobile operating system‚ with more advanced computing capability than a feature phone”(1). There are many types of smartphones but they all have one thing in common. They combine the performance of a cell phone and a computer. In America 42% of phone users have smartphones (foot). Based on this staggering statistics‚ smartphones has an incredible possibility of affecting today’s society
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In the article ¨Hooked on Our Smartphones¨ by Jane E. Brody‚ the author argues that men‚ women‚ and children spend too much time on smartphones‚ which takes time away from being social and spending time outdoors. She mentions that people are spending too much time “doing things that don’t really matter to us¨ (Brody 1). She adds on by saying a person she knows who visited New York spend the weekend “ communing with her many friends on facebook¨ (Brody 2) instead of touring the place. The author has
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One of the top industries in the US is the casino industry‚ which is in the process of expanding into new states and increasing its market availability. There are many factors that play into the growth of the casino industry such as different rules and regulations from both the federal and state governments to go along with the business factors of technology‚ social acceptance and target demographic. The companies within the industry also have to look at Porters five forces to determine whether or
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Social Influence Modeling on Smartphone Usage Masaji Katagiri1‚2 and Minoru Etoh1‚3 1 R&D Center‚ NTT DOCOMO‚ Inc. Yokosuka‚ Kanagawa‚ 239-8536 Japan katagirim@nttdocomo.co.jp‚ etoh@ieee.org Graduate School of Information Science and Technologies‚ Osaka University Suita‚ Osaka‚ 565-0871 Japan 3 Cybermedia Center‚ Osaka University Toyonaka‚ Osaka‚ 560-0043 Japan 2 Abstract. This paper presents a probabilistic influence model for smartphone usage; it applies a latent group model to social influence
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1. Provide an in-depth analysis of the competitive forces and strategic issues shaping the Smartphone & Tablet industry from 2011 onwards From 2011onwards‚ there was advancement of technology in Apple Company under the leadership and involvement of Steve Jobs. Although he had delegated the day-to-day operations to Tim Cook‚ he was still involved in the company’s major decision making. The company unveiled iCloud‚ which was an online storage facility for photos‚ music and files. Iphone 4S was
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The History and Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Industry Pharmaceuticals Industry Analysis i 1. Origins and Evolution 2 2. Environmental Analysis (PEST) 2 3. Structural Industry Analysis (Porter’s Five Forces) 4 4. Strategic Issues Facing The Industry 5 5. Analysis of Key Industry Participants and Strategy 6 6. Pfizer – SWOT Analysis and Strategy Review 8 7. Conclusion 10 8. References 10 Pharmaceuticals Industry Analysis Page 1 Executive Summary This report provides an analytical strategic
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L3.Strategic Analysis - External Introduction/Recap Strategic Analysis External Analysis PESTEL analysis Industry & Competitive Analysis. Strategic Analysis: Factors Shaping the Choice of Company Strategy Social‚ political‚ regulatory and community factors Competitive conditions and industry attractiveness Company opportunities and threats to company’s well-being External Factors Company’s Strategic Situation Determine relevance of internal and external factors Identify and evaluate
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