The Battle Between Apple‚ Microsoft and Google: Strategic Lessons from a Converging Internet Industry 2000-2010 Case study Reference no 310-245-1 This case was written by Markus Schimmer‚ Professor Dr. Günter Müller-Stewens and Peder Sponland‚ University of St Gallen. It is intended to be used as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. The case was compiled from published sources. © 2010‚ University of
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1. Introduction Apple Inc.‚ is known to be one of the world’s most valuable companies. It is a multi-national company with a worldwide presence; approximately 72‚800 employees and total net sales of $156 billion in the year 2012 (Apple annual report‚ 2012). Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak‚ both college dropouts‚ founded this corporation in 1976 - “Steve Jobs‚ helped to transform the way in which the computer is used today through his creation of the first computer processing unit and his creative
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Introduction into Apple: Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 and incorporated in 1977; it is headquartered in Cupertino‚ California. Apple’s focus is designing and developing personal computers and other software programs and portable devices. Apple’s mission statement is “Apple designs Macs‚ the best personal computers in the world‚ along with OS X‚ iLife‚ iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile
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reputation and awareness Apple Inc. has developed both band equity and brand awareness among the consumers in the electronic industry for nearly forty years. The brand equity of Apple Inc. will allow iwatch to be priced at a high rate due to the value the consumer will place in the product. Current Apple user and potential Apple consumers will want to buy an iwatch due to their brand awareness to Apple Inc. They have used more than one device of Apple‚ and they think that Apple fulfill their physical
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COMPANY BACKGROUND HISTORY Samsung was formed in 1938 by Lee Byung-chull as a trading company based in Su-dong. The small company started as a grocery‚ trading goods produced in and around the city as well as its own noodles. The company grew and soon expanded to Seoul in 1947 but left once the Korean War broke out. After the war‚ Lee expanded it into textiles and built the largest woollen mill in Korea. And today Samsung Group is a South Korean based company that includes a number of subsidiaries
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The history of Samsung The Samsung Group emerged as one of the largest organization in the world over the years while the company is known for their technology division as well. The company is a South Korean multinational conglomerate company in Samsung Town‚ Seoul‚ South Korea. The size of the company is almost inestimable in recent years. Thus‚ I choose the Samsung group as the organization for my assignment. The founder of the Samsung is Lee Byung Chull who started his business by exporting
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Case: Samsung Electronics Case Summary. Over the previous five decades‚ the semiconductor industry had grown in economic importance. In 2000‚ the industry enjoyed $200 billion in sales‚ and the industry grew by an average of 16% per year since 1960. Growth: Semiconductor Industry has 16% of growth rate On average‚ 1960 -2000 In 1969 Semiconductor Company founded‚ began with Wafer production. And acquired by Samsung latterly In 1974 Samsung Group started Electronics industry in television market
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Case Study Analysis Samsung Galaxy S4 Introduction Samsung‚ a giant conglomerate and member of the Fortune Global 500 list‚ started off with humble beginnings. Founded in 1936 as a small trading company in the small town of Taegu‚ Korea it began by selling‚ “dried Korean fish‚ vegetables‚ and fruit to Manchuria and Beijing.” (Samsung.com). It quickly became one of the leading companies in Korea and the world by diversifying in many different industries ranging from heavy machinery‚ petrochemicals
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sources of competitive advantage that increase the WTP for Samsung customers. The first one is the Product Mix. Samsung offer to its customers a huge variety of products‚ ranging from the cutting-edge technology to more basic products. It also offers customized products to focus on niche markets. With this strategy‚ Samsung is able to compete in a broad range of segments in the market‚ usually offering superior products. In 2003 for example‚ Samsung offered over 1‚200 different variations of DRAM products
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS‚ CO.LTD[->0]| STRATEGIC ANALYSI | ABSTRACT This document tends to review and analyze the strategic stance of Samsung Electronics‚ Co. Ltd using the tools of strategic analysis and business policy. BACKGROUND S amsung Electronics Co.‚ Ltd is one of the world’s largest technology companies in terms of revenues. It is the largest mobile phone maker and television manufacturer and second largest semiconductor chip producer. Samsung Electronics trades worldwide
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