...History of Apple between 1975 and 1985 Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Apple is a technological company based headquartered in California, United States of America. It deals with the design, development and sale of electronics, software, and hardware. The company was founded as Apple Computer Inc. in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak with an initial focus on the development and sale of personal computers. However, it was later renamed Apple Inc. in 2007 as a way of signifying its entry into consumer electronics. Today Apple inc. is one of the largest multinationals in the globe. This essay, therefore, aims at looking at its growth and development between 1975 and 1985 (Janik, 2011, p.77). The choice of studying the history of Apple Inc. was informed by its humble beginnings to what is now the largest technological company regarding both revenue and total assets. It is also the second largest phone manufacturer in the world with a value of more than $700 billion. I am passionate about technology and innovation (Janik, 2011, p.77). Apple stands out as the best example of how one can build an idea into one of the most renowned companies in the world. The company has revolutionaries the technology industry and made tremendous impact on the lives of people all over the world. The key objectives of researching on the history of apple inc. are to learn how to build a company from scratch. Every successful story is as a result of overcoming the difficulties along the...
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...accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (January 2009) This article reads like an editorial or opinion piece. (September 2011) Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, personal computers, computer software, and commercial servers, and is a digital distributor of media content. Apple's core product lines are the iPhone smart phone, iPad tablet computer, iPod portable media players, and Macintosh computer line. Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created Apple Computer on April 1, 1976,[1] and incorporated the company on January 3, 1977,[2] in Cupertino, California. For more than two decades, Apple Computer was predominantly a manufacturer of personal computers, including the Apple II, Macintosh, and Power Mac lines, but it faced rocky sales and low market share during the 1990s. Jobs, who had been ousted from the company in 1985, returned to Apple in 1996 after his company NeXT was bought by Apple.[3] The following year he became the company's interim CEO,[4] which later became permanent.[5] Jobs subsequently instilled a new corporate philosophy of recognizable products and simple design, starting with the original iMac in 1998. With the introduction of the successful iPod music player in 2001 and iTunes Music Store in 2003, Apple established itself as a leader in the consumer electronics and media sales industries, leading it to drop "Computer" from the company's name in 2007. The...
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...Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, personal computers, computer software, and commercial servers, and is a digital distributor of media content. Apple's core product lines are the iPhone smart phone, iPad tablet computer, iPod portable media players, and Macintosh computer line. Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created Apple Computer on April 1, 1976,[1] and incorporated the company on January 3, 1977,[2] in Cupertino, California. For more than three decades, Apple Computer was predominantly a manufacturer of personal computers, including the Apple II, Macintosh, and Power Mac lines, but it faced rocky sales and low market share during the 1990s. Jobs, who had been ousted from the company in 1985, returned to Apple in 1996 after his company NeXT was bought by Apple.[3] The following year he became the company's interim CEO,[4] which later became permanent.[5] Jobs subsequently instilled a new corporate philosophy of recognizable products and simple design, starting with the original iMac in 1998. With the introduction of the successful iPod music player in 2001 and iTunes Music Store in 2003, Apple established itself as a leader in the consumer electronics and media sales industries, leading it to drop "Computer" from the company's name in 2007. The company is now also known for its iOS range of smart phone, media player, and tablet computer products that began with the iPhone, followed by the...
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...Apple History -Apple was founded in 1976 by Steven Jobs and Steven Wozniak. - They started off designing a personal computer called the Apple I to Silicon Valley enthusiasts. -Two years later came the first mass produced personal computer the Apple II with first colour display. The Apple II sold 100,000 units which was very successful. - The Macintosh (Mac) was introduced in 1984 with user friendly user-friendly graphical user interface which allowed users to interact with screen images. It was a breakthrough in PC’s but didn’t have the speed, power or software to compete with IBM’s Pc that was introduced in 1981. - Because Mac was faring poorly in the market Steve Jobs became critical of the company’s president and CEO, John Sculley who was hired by the board in 1983. - In 1985 Jobs devised a boardroom coup to replace him while Sculley was in China but Sculley heard about the plan and cancelled his trip, the board voted to keep Sculley in his position and Jobs who was chairman of the company but was stripped of all decision making authority, soon resigned. -That same year Apple’s problems continued and they laid off one fifth of their employees and had their first quarterly loss. In 1987, Apple released a revamped Mac PC with excellent graphic capabilities. -In 1991, Apple released the PowerBook its first generation notebook. In 1993, the board removed Sculley as CEO and chose chief operating officer, Michael Spindler. - In 1994, Apple released the PowerMac family...
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...environment than ever, and we remain committed to creating products that have the least amount of impact on the environment. Though our revenue has grown, our greenhouse gas emissions per dollar of revenue have decreased by 21.5 percent since 2008. And we’re still the only company in our industry whose entire product line not only meets but exceeds the strict energy guidelines of the ENERGY STAR specification. Environmentally conscious materials. In addition to eliminating toxins and designing products with highly recyclable aluminum enclosures, Apple works with environmentally conscious materials including recycled plastics, recycled paper, biopolymers, and vegetable-based inks. We have also found ways to reengineer secondary materials to the high standard of our designs. For example, our fan assemblies in Mac Pro use advanced materials derived from repolymerized plastic bottles. Speaker assemblies and internal brackets in the Apple Thunderbolt Display are made from recycled PC-ABS. In 2012, our latest achievements included the AirPort Express enclosure, which includes biopolymers derived from industrial-grade rapeseed and recycled PC-ABS. And the aluminum stand on the iMac is made using 30 percent recycled content. Our packaging designs for many products use pulp fiber from post-consumer paper streams, and we use vegetable-based inks for in-box materials. And not only are iTunes Gift Cards recyclable, they are made...
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...Wozniak’s introduced the first Apple computer, which may or may not be popularly known as the Apple I. Wozniak terminated various old style ways of technology and provided society with a real upgrade. In retrospect, of all of Apple’s failures and success, the company continued its performance until 1984, where the first advertisement for Apple’s Macintosh computer came in great success. This was just a step into the future that enhanced from the iPod to the successful product, the iPhone. In April 2003, Job’s expressed his belief that tablet PCs were not good choices as high-demand markets for Apple to enter. He believed cell phones were going to become important devices for portable access, and what was missing was excellent software, that Jobs wanted to show. In 2004, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs gathered a team of 1000 employees to work on the “Purple Project” to develop the iPhone we use now. The Purple Project was intended to create the device during a secretive partnership; they had to go to the great lengths of loyalty and secrecy among employees and the outside competitors. On 2007, the exciting response to the opening of the iPhone had the media naming the product the “Jesus Phone,” as it went on sale at 6:00 p.m. In the United States hundreds of customers lined up outside the stores nationwide. Purchases ranged from regions such as the UK, to France, and Germany in November 2007, and eventually, Ireland and Austria in the Spring of 2008. Apple sold 6.1 million original copies...
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...T. Ruckski May 6, 2012 TM583 Apple Computer Apple computers has seen a few highs and lows since its inception in 1976. For instance, in 1980 apple launched the Apple III P.C., which was a general failure due to some design and hardware issues. Apple’s next attempt, “The Lisa” included a mouse and cursor, and was considered to be the first graphic interface based Personal Computer. . This particular model was priced around $10,000 and a major reason for its lack of success. However after a string of incidents, that led to the flailing success of Apple, in 1998 Steve Jobs returned to Apple and after taking over as CEO, he introduced the iMac Personal Computer which became the beginning of several huge successes for Apple computers and other products. The computer was light, versatile, stylish and relatively affordable. The previous example shows how societies needs may affect the competitive dynamics of products on the market, and if they will be successful or not. Perhaps having “the first graphic based” computer is enticing and perhaps even useful to many companies, but the $10,000 per unit price tag might be an issue. So continuously revamping a product to be faster, smaller, cheaper and more accessible to consumers was a strong driver for creating more innovation on previous versions. It appears that Apple had done an amazing job of creating a plan, working the plan, creating the product and analyzing results. Because they had managed to do this so well, they continued...
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...About Apples History The history of apples stretches back to the days of Adam and Eve, when it is believed to have been the “forbidden fruit” described in the Bible. Despite this long standing history, apples did not always grow naturally in New England. While the first apples are thought to have grown on the lower slopes of Tian Shan, a mountain range separating Kazakhstan and Krygystan, they also grew wild in Central and Southwest Asia, China, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Greece. Through conquest and exploration, apples were spread when Romans conquered England and when Spaniards brought them to Mexico and South America. It wasn’t until the mid 1600’s that the Pilgrims cultivated them in Massachusetts. It is believed that John Endecott, an early governor, was the first to bring an apple tree to North America, and the first orchard was planted on Beacon Hill by a clergyman named William Blaxton. It is Blaxton who is credited for growing the first named apple, the Yellow Sweeting. Once apples were established in New England, they played an active role in everyday life. As a fruit which was easily stored through the winter, as well as being very beneficial to settlers’ health, apples were a main staple in early settlers’ diets. Despite the fact that apples were not initially from North America, and have been growing disease-free for centuries in their native habitats, the early settlers found that the long, hot summers and cold winters of New England grew apples unlike...
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...Sample Paper Coca Cola Instructions Total number of Sections = 04 Total number of Questions= 28 Time Allowed = 30 minutes The Sample Paper is totally MCQ Based, consisting of Question statements and four/five (i.e. A-D/E) Answer choices. You have to select the correct answer choice. Instructions about Answer Sheet + Right Answer Keys are at the end of Exercise. Note: This sample paper does not include quantitatively the same number of questions as there would be in actual paper. This is merely meant to provide conceptual guidance to the users or prospective candidates. VERBAL Complete the sentences by choosing the most appropriate word, from the given lettered choices (A to D/E) below each. 1. Intentions are closely related to fairness and certainly ________ the degree of honesty and dishonesty. A. affect B. effect C. affects D. effects 2. In many countries, the standard employment contract is to be at-will meaning that the employer and employee are both free _______ terminate the employment at any time and ________ any cause. A. for … in B. in … at C. to … for D. at … for E. to … at 3. Despite the ___________ of the materials with which Tahira had worked, many of her glass masterpieces have survived for more than seventy years. A. beauty B. translucence C. abundance D. majesty E. fragility Four lettered pairs (A to D) follow a related pair...
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...Campus Sinaloa Resumen: iCon Steve Jobs The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business Resumen: iCon Steve Jobs The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business Tabla de contenido Prologue 3 1. Flowering and Withering 3 1.1 Roots 3 1.2 A company is born 4 1.3 Let´s be pirates! 4 1.4 Learning to fail 5 2. New Beginnings 5 2.1 The NeXT step 5 2.2 Show business 5 2.3 Mater of ceremonias 6 2.4 Icon 6 3. Defining the future 7 3.1 Mogul 7 3.2 Breaking new ground 7 3.3 iPod, iTunes, therefore I am 8 3.4 Clash of the titans 8 3.5 Showtime 8 Bibliografía 9 Prologue El libro comienza con la narración de un uno de los momentos más grandiosos en la vida de Steve Jobs, en enero de 2000 en la Expo MacWorld en San Francisco, donde anuncia deja de ser CEO interino para convertirse en el nuevo CEO de Apple. El público grito por varios minutos su nombre, cuando por fin Steve comenzó hablar dijo que tenía el mejor trabajo del mundo que era trabajar todos los días con las gente más talentosa del planeta en Apple y Pixar. Algo que hace 15 años jamás hubiera reconocido, pero las cosas eran diferente, Steve había cambiado. Steve Wozniak co-fundador con Steve de Apple Inc., esta ahí y no pudo más que reconocer a su compañero. 1. Flowering and Withering ...
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...legends of American history. His love of apple trees was a key factor in early American horticulture. Unlike some past heroes such as Paul Bunyan who were merely mythical, Johnny Appleseed was based on a real person and actual facts. However, not all is true. From The Core of Johnny Appleseed, Ray Silverman (2012) writes, “when a man has been gone from the world for over 160 years the facts and fictions can get mixed together as people tell and retell the stories about him” (p. x). This article will delve deep into the history of John Chapman to separate fact from fiction from...
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...the content of their plate defines who they are „It is a ruin indeed“ - I told to my friend while I was taking a picture of the remains of once great market hall located on Koszykowa street in Warsaw’s downtown. „You’d better go inside“- he anwsered with a mysterious smile. With the first step inside, I knew that I entered a „foodies temple“. I immediately felt the wonderful mixture of various smells including fresh herbes, roasted meat and sweet vanilla. Despite the little traffic to my ears came the multitude of sounds. Tinkling glasses, shrimps sizzling in a frying pan, clatter of knives... I simply couldn’t wait more to satisfy the other senses – the sight and and especially the taste. 08 Fall Koszyki – a slow food market with history I I decided to visit Koszyki after my grandpa’s recommendation. Built in 1906, this now practically devastated market, used to be the place of Warsaw’s residents‘ frequent visits. „You could find there products that didn’t appear on the shelves in the shops“ - he told me. „I remember your grandma’s shopping there. I couldn’t pull her out, she was in her element.“ The image of the market hall in my head created by grandpa differed, however, from Koszyki‘s present appearance. Only two outbuildings remained from this previously large retail space. I visited one of them with my friend, the one which was restored to its former function. Since the beginning, this place made a huge impression on me. The whole bunch of smells and sounds...
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...Dionte McWillis 3/6/16 Understanding of Art History The styles of art has change over the last hundreds of years and with this paper I will be examining the different styles such as impressionism, cubism, Dada, and surrealism. Each has its own important place in art history and all has produces very important pieces of art. I will show how each style progress and the main focus of each style. I gain on learning more about each style and how both styles change the way art is looked at and is done. Each style has its own unique feeling and motivation for each painting is different for the artist that did them. When it comes to the changes in art we have to think about Post-Impressionism time period and how art begin to shift to different forms and ideas. When looking at Paul Cezanne. Art work called “Still Life with Basket of Apples” to me the describe the symbolic and personal feeling in which each painting during this time period...
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...organizational structure due toseveral events of the past few years. This is a company that grew extremely fast in little time, that their management found themselves not being able to keeptheir operations and finances under control. Apple Inc. has been forced to reevaluate and redesign it’s organizational culture and organizational structure to avoid bankruptcy.The organizational culture of Apple is one of change; with the drive to outperform and succeed as their major objectives. The organizational structure of the company has also transformed to be more competitive in a critical juncture in thecompany’s history. Apple is going through major restructuring to regain controlof its operations and finances in order to stay competitive on the global market. This paper will describe the organizational culture and structure of Apple (www.fundinguniverse).Organizational CultureThe culture of Apple was based on an ideal that self-motivated individuals willwork harder if they do not have a boss micromanaging every action. The unique structure of Apple had allowed it to grow and react more quickly to changes than its competitors. The reason for the quick responsiveness is simple; it is much easier to get a project started if there are only a few people to obtain approvalfrom. Apple initially grew fast, because decisions were made at the lowest possible level. Corporate headquarters made policy and oversaw all activities, but the local employees made the day-to-day decisions on the ground in countries...
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...History, will always repeat itself. No matter how hard we study it, how hard we observe it, the same things will always happen, Why is that? Because we are the most magnificent creatures in the universe. We are humans. We are defined by our history and how it repeats in our lives. As for me, my history follows a twisting and winding timeline that leaves many cliffhangers and loose ends. No part of my existence has been the standard apple pie, as-seen-on-tv type of life. There were no sunday barbecues and get-togethers with neighbors. The Braley household was more complex behind our front door and bolted windows. Happy stories were a fantasy I wished to live, but that’s alright, because it is these things that define me. My history and how it repeats/repeated itself through my life is what makes me, me. Me, I am worrying person, I am full of anxiety. I am called smart by others, although I believe I merely meet sub-par. I am self-conscious, and very emotional. I am too nice to people, and I trust too much. I get my hopes up too often, and I allow people to walk all over me. I am a perfectionist, and I stay up too late for assignments. I’m versatile, and athletic, silly and a little annoying....
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