December 2013 Dresner Advisory Services‚ LLC 2013 Edition Wisdom of Crowds ® Mobile Computing / Mobile Business Intelligence Market Study Licensed to SAP Wisdom of Crowds ® Mobile Computing/ Mobile Business Intelligence Market Study 2013 Disclaimer: This report should be used for informational purposes only. Vendor and product selections should be made based on multiple information sources‚ face-to-face meetings‚ customer reference checking‚ product demonstrations and proof
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corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and personal computers. The company’s best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers‚ the iPod‚ the iPhone and the iPad. Apple software includes the Mac OS X operating system; the iTunes media browser; the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software; the iWork suite of productivity software; Aperture‚ a professional photography package; Final Cut Studio‚ a suite of professional audio and film-industry
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and related accessories‚ software and services. The company’s product portfolio comprises Mac computer systems‚ iPod portable digital music and video players‚ iPhone mobile phones‚ iPad portable multimedia‚ and Xsan and Mac OS servers. The company’s applications include Mac OS‚ iTunes‚ iLife‚ iWork‚ iClould‚ Safari‚ QuickTime‚ MobileMe and others. Apple mainly operates in the United State and manages its business primarily on geographic structure. It develops global market through five operating
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topic of operating system (OS) design covers a huge territory‚ and it is easy to get lost in the details and lose the context of a discussion of a particular issue. Chapter 2 provides an overview to which the reader can return at any point in the book for context. We begin with a statement of the objectives and functions of an operating system. Then some historically important systems and OS functions are described. This discussion allows us to present some fundamental OS design principles in a simple
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Apple Inc. Case Report Carlos Castro Luis Guzman Zuchytil Padilla Sergio Smith I. COMPANY BACKGROUND Apple INC‚ was founded on April 1‚1976 in a garage by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne. ‘The young entrepreneurs brought different strength to their fledgling company. Jobs had a flair for conceptualizing products‚ while Wozniak had the technical know-how to make them happened” (Washington Post Economy‚ 2012). At first‚ they only focused on personal computers but are now stationed
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2) Is GREE’s platform complementary to or competing with Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms? First of all it’s important to analyse the main features of GREE’s platform and compare these with the ones on iOS’s and Android’s platforms‚ and understand in what GREE’s platform can be considered different. GREE’s platform is a platform where users can find games created by internal developers of GREE and third-party developers. On the platform users can either interact between each other and/or
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market share. * The reason for Mac’s low market share is because of Microsoft’s dominance in the OS market. Such low market shares might suggest that Apple divest itself of its computer business and focus on its rapidly growing Star products. * However‚ it is obvious that the market synergies created between their computer business and it’s other products are invaluable and that divesting the Mac OS X and Mac software lines would only be likely to hurt its Star and Cash Cow products. Star
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------------------------------------------------- 1. Analyze the personal computer industry. Are the dynamics favorable or problematic for Apple? ------------------------------------------------- The personal computer industry is at a crossroads. At the outset‚ consumers desire to own and operate computers. On the other hand‚ the preferred personal “computers” may no longer take the form of a desktop or laptop. Indeed‚ a portion of the personal computer industry has already shifted their preference
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1. What‚ historically‚ have been Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple has used the following competitive advantage strategies: Apple uses its ability to design and develop its own operating system‚ hardware‚ application software and services to differentiate its brand from competitors. The Apple Inc. Company‚ with 2009 net sales of $42.9 million‚ primarily competes in the PC‚ MP3 player‚ Portables‚ IPod‚ Handset‚ Peripherals‚ Software and service markets. Apple stands out for “typically
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Apple Inc. has become a world leader by building its empire around strong competitive advantages that it was able to maintain against fierce competition. One of the most 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
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