...Apple Partnership Evaluation History and Reputation Since being founded up until now, Apple has grown dramatically with their range of products. In 1976 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created the first Apple computer, Apple 1 which didn’t take off very well which is why they released the Apple 11 computer in 1977. With the Apple 11 computer, came an increase in sales and company size which made it become one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S.A. Only 3 years later in 1980, the third Apple computer was released, the Apple 111. It was later on in December of that year Apple went public offering 4.6 million shares at $22 each which sold within minutes which meant not too many months after, a second offering went out of 2.6 million shares. After this, years went by with Apple releasing different computers and accessories and eventually the two founders had a disagreement which resulted in Steve Jobs leaving the company. The company started to fall apart and kept making losses until Steve Jobs returned to the company and turned it around again by introducing new advertising campaigns and strategies. The release of the iPod mp3 player came around in 2001 and iTunes in 2003; around this time was also the launch of the new Macbook laptop. The ‘iPod’ and ‘iTunes’ took off massively and in the first year alone of iTunes being released, the music store had a 70% market share in the online legal music download service. In 2007 with the success of the company, Apple announced the...
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...article about the NSA’s collection of domestic email and telephone metadata provided by Snowden. In June 6 and 8, 2013, the Guardian and the Washington Post published more information about NSA. A final cause is the disclosures made by Snowden to the Guardian. The first one is the most choking since he revealed that Verizon and all the telephone companies in the U.S.A. provided the NSA with phone records of all their costumers. A second disclosure is PRIM, which means that the NSA can ask for user data from companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, etc. A third disclosure is about the British spy agency’s fiber optic cables which are tapped all over the world and intercept data on Internet and the program Tempora which is a name code to call the exchange and sharing of data between the NSA and the British spy agency with the collaboration of some companies. A fourth revelation is that NSA spied around 122 world leaders and foreign government. A fifth revelation is about the XKeyscore, which is a tool used by NSA to see and intercept all what an internet user does. Another of many other disclosures made by Snowden is that NSA collects around 200 million text messages per day using a program called Dishfire (Franceschi-Bicchierai, 2014). Snowden has made many serious disclosures that have gotten involved in trouble his country and him. The first consequence of Snowden’s actions is that he got fired by NSA in Hawaii. In June 9, 2013, after having divulged many classified documents...
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...(Word Count: 1565) Introduction Apple Inc., the world’s third largest mobile phone maker, ranks in 2013 as the world's “second largest information technology company in terms of revenue” (“Gartner Says Worldwide Sales” 2012). Apple is the world’s “most valuable brand” in the report Best Global Brands produced by Omnicom Group in 2013 (Elliott 2013). For companies as large as Apple, which utilise a wide range of resources and whose influence and power are evident, the society is increasingly demanding these companies to act in a socially responsible manner (Fassin 2012, 87). In the general view, companies are expected to adapt business strategies that can benefit all stakeholders, manifesting an organisational performance that exceeds beyond pure business functions (Harrison and Freeman 1999). One of the predominant theories of organisational administration is stakeholder management, which involves identifying the stakeholders and analysing their diverse demands and interest in developing effective strategies (Davila, Rodriguez-Lluesma, and Elvira 2013, 186). Business organisations that are not considering the interests and demands of their stakeholders encounter detrimental aspects that may cause the demise of the firm, such as declining market share and brand image due to ethical considerations affecting consumers’ brand preferences (Post, Preston, and Sachs 2002, 139). This report will seek to assess the social performance of Apple by delving into how the company manages...
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...Lupus, Latin for wolf, is the word used historically to describe any chronic, usually ulcerating, skin disease. Dr. Max Gerson's rise to medical prominence in pre-WWII Germany was owed to the curative effect in lupus vulgaris of a salt-free diet bearing his name. Lupus vulgaris, a European plague of the early part of this century, was tuberculosis of the skin, a bacterial disease that has been largely eliminated through improved public health measures and, to a lesser extent, by antibacterial drugs. Today's lupus is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an inflammatory disorder of connective tissue which frequently targets skin (hence the designation lupus) as well as joints, kidneys, mucous membranes, the nervous system, and virtually any other organ or system in the body. Onset of the disease may be sudden and acute, with fever, painful and swollen joints, skin rash, and influenza-like symptoms; or it may smolder for years with low level malaise and intermittent fevers. Symptoms The list of symptoms attributable to SLE is extensive and astonishing. Among symptoms most frequently observed are painful joints, usually of the hands and feet, which may also include the larger joints. Of all SLE patients, 92% endure significant joint pain. Similarly, 84% of all SLE patients suffer from fevers. Skin eruptions, including round or discoid lesions, as well as a butterfly rash presenting on the cheeks below the eyes and bridging the nose, will afflict 72%. Inflammatory kidney dysfunctions...
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...Design of Internet-Based News Delivery Systems and Its Impact on Society YuriQuintana GraduateSchoolofLibraryandInformationScience UniversityofWesternOntario London, Ontario, Canada, N6G1H1 Tel.+1519679-2111ext.8500 Fax+1519661-3506 http://www.newmedia.slis.uwo.ca/yuri/ Abstract This paper presents an overview of emerging interactive multimedia technologies and how they can be used to deliver news on the Internet. A set of design principles for designing interactive multimedia news systems are given that include factors such as the effective use of navigational aids, design of menus, presentation styles, and effective use of media. Examples of effective designs and implementation of multimedia news on the Internet are also given. The impact and benefits of multimedia news on society are also discussed with examples. The paper concludes with some possible designs for future news delivery systems. 1.0 Introduction The news industry is currently undergoing major transformations as a result both of the growing popularity of the Internet itself and of advances in interactive multimedia technologies for the Internet. The types of news sources available on the Internet include newspapers, news wires, cable television, news magazines, and radio stations. New technologies for the Internet include animations, direct manipulation of graphical interfaces, and real time on-demand audio and video. The shift from paper to electronic delivery of news occurred almost simultaneously...
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...Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple on April 1, 1976. The two Steves, Jobs and Woz (as he is commonly referred to – see woz.org), have personalities that persist throughout Apple’s products, even today. Jobs was the consummate salesperson and visionary while Woz was the inquisitive technical genius. Woz developed his own homemade computer and Jobs saw its commercial potential. After selling 50 Apple I computer kits to Paul Terrell’s Byte Shop in Mountain View, CA, Jobs and Woz sought financing to sell their improved version, the Apple II. They found their financier in Mike Markkula, who in turn hired Michael Scott to be CEO. The company introduced the Apple II on April 17, 1977, at the same time Commodore released their PET computer. Once the Apple II came with Visicalc, the progenitor of the modern spreadsheet program, sales increased dramatically. In 1979, Apple initiated three projects in order to stay ahead of the competition: 1) the Apple III – their business oriented machine, 2) the Lisa – the planned successor to the Apple III, and 3) Macintosh. In 1980, the company released the Apple III to the public and was a commercial flop. It was too expensive and had several design flaws that made for less-than-stellar quality. One design flaw was a lack of cooling fans, which allowed chips to overheat. In late 1980, Apple went public, making the two Steves and Markkula wealthy – to the tune of nine figures. By 1981, the Apple III was not selling well and Scott...
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...Cultural Imperialism: The Impact of Western Influences on the Cultures of others through media Written by Edward Marcus, Nur Lillah and Sylvester Introduction With the vast advancement of technology today, the world has become progressively interconnected. Together with the rise in connection and communication, countries’ borders are also increasingly unclear as cultures cross borders and people adopt new ways of life styles and new manners of thinking. Most Asian societies for example, view the world from the eyes of the Americans or western culture and hence, they tend to adopt a foreign lifestyle in their apparel choices, the way they converse, even the type of food and eating etiquettes. Cultural Imperialism Over the past few decades, the vast improvements in technology have enabled efficient communication of information across the globe. Businesses in the best of nations have risen increasingly in scale and value. This, in turn, helps a handful of powerful nations exert influence over the world. Not only these few nations dominate the majority’s media consumption, they also consequently transmit their values and ideologies through these media channels. This process of dominating and influencing the mass through the media texts is known as cultural imperialism, which is the main component of capitalism and hence promoted by developed nations across the continents. Cultural Imperialism through Television A high percentage of Americans are couch potatoes...
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...Apple Manufacturing: Should More Apple Products Say “Assembled in the USA”? Production and Operations Management, BUS 5461 Abstract Apple, Inc. is a $170B global corporation that designs, markets and sells consumer electronic products such as the iPhone, iPad, and the Mac computer. Apple has structured their manufacturing and supply chain processes to take advantage of China’s cheap and plentiful labor. However, Apple has made an innovative decision to have the new ultra high-end Mac Pro partially manufactured and assembled in the US. This report includes research and analysis on the benefits available to Apple by expanding production in the US. Recommendations are presented that will help ensure apple succeeds in moving production to the US, and help reduce the risks Apple faces as a global corporation. Tables of Contents Chapter I – An Introductory Look at Apple, Inc………………………………………. 5-6 Chapter II – The Issues Facing Apple…………………………………. ……………… 6-8 Chapter III – Analysis: A Closer Look into Apple..…………………………………… 8-15 Chapter IV – Recommendations..……………………………………………………… 15-20 Chapter V – Summary ……………………….………………………………………… 20-22 References……………………………………………………………………………… 23-26 List of Figures Figure 1:Average Hourly Compensation Costs in Manufacturing, U.S. Dollars, 2002-2009….....9 Figure 2: Average Hourly Compensation Costs in Manufacturing, U.S. Dollars, 2002-2009……9 ...
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.......................................................................................................................................... 2 2.0. Company Profile ..................................................................................................................................... 3 3.0. Apple Distinctive Competencies ............................................................................................................ 4 3.1. The R-C Model.................................................................................................................................... 4 3.2. Building Blocks of Competitive Advantage ........................................................................................ 6 4.0. Nature of Competition in the PC industry ............................................................................................. 7 4.1. PC Industry Life Cycle ......................................................................................................................... 7 4.2. Porters 5 Forces ................................................................................................................................. 8 5.0. Apple Sustainable Competitive Advantage.......................................................................................... 10 5.1. Value Chain ...................................................................................................................................... 10 5.2. New McKinsey...
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...For many companies, going public is more than just selling stock. It’s a signal to the world that the business has made it. The IPO process can be a difficult and expensive proposition, so a company that is considering going public must be well established and capable of passing tough regulatory requirements. This essay will be providing information on the IPO process, the advantages and disadvantages of the process, and how Visa Inc. managed to pull of the most profitable IPO in U.S. history. Overview An IPO, short for Initial Public Offering, occurs when a private company sells either debt or equity to the public for the first time, thus transforming into a public company. Companies usually issue their stock in the two mayor public markets, NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange. Companies who are going public must pass certain financial qualifications. For example, NYSE requires companies to generate 11 million in pre-tax earnings, while NASDAQ requires 10 million in pre-tax earnings. Once a company’s stock is public, any investor with sufficient cash can buy stocks and be part owner of the company. IPO Process: Underwriter Selecting the right investment bank is a crucial part of the IPO process. Known as underwriters, these investment banks look after the pricing, positioning and marketing of a company’s initial public offering. Big companies like GM or Google can pick and choose their investment partners because most banks are willing to take on the risk. Smaller...
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...Common names: Golden snail (English), Golden apple snail (English),Channeled applesnail (English), Apple snail (English), Gelbe Apfelschnecke (German), Golden kuhol (English-Philippines), Miracle snail (English-Philippines). Scientific name: Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1819) Synonyms: Ampullaria canaliculata Lamarck, 1822 Classification Kingdom: | Animalia | Phylum: | Mollusca | Class: | Gastropoda | (unranked): | clade Caenogastropodainformal group Architaenioglossa | Superfamily: | Ampullarioidea | Family: | Ampullariidae | Genus: | Pomacea | Subgenus: | Pomacea | Species: | Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1819) | The Family of apple snails (Ampullariidae J. E. Gray, 1824) has 105-170 freshwater species with 9 genera and more than 150 nominal species. The Synonyms of this family is Pilidae. This family consists of two subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), that used classification by Berthold (1991): -Tribe Ampullariini Gray, 1824 - synonyms: Pilidae Preston, 1915 (inv.); Lanistimae Starobogatov, 1983; Pomaceinae Starobogatov, 1983. -Tribe Sauleini Berthold, 1991. There are 9 extant genera in the family Ampullariidae: +Tribe Ampullariini Gray Ampullaria , Pila, Lanistes, Pomacea. +Tribe Sauleini: Saulea , Asolene, Felipponea, Marisa , Pomella . The Golden apple snail Pomacea canaliculata is classified under the canaliculata complex. This is a groups of very closely related species which...
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...J O I N T C E N T E R AEI-BROOKINGS JOINT CENTER FOR REGULATORY STUDIES The Antitrust Economics of Two-sided Markets David S. Evans Related Publication 02-13 September 2002 David Evans is Senior Vice President, NERA Economic Consulting. The author is extremely grateful to Howard Chang, George Priest, Jean-Charles Rochet, Richard Schmalensee, and Jean Tirole for many helpful comments and suggestions and Irina Danilkina, Anne Layne-Farrar, Daniel Garcia Swartz, Bryan Martin-Keating, Nese Nasif, and Bernard Reddy for their many contributions to the research upon which article is based. The author has worked for a number of companies in the two-sided markets discussed in this paper including Bloomberg, Microsoft, and Visa. © David S. Evans 2002. Abstract “Two-sided” markets have two different groups of customers that businesses have to get on board to succeed—there is a “chicken-and-egg” problem that needs to be solved. These industries range from dating clubs (men and women), to video game consoles (game developers and users), to credit cards (cardholders and merchants), and to operating system software (application developers and users). They include some of the most important industries in the economy. Two-sided firms behave in ways that seem surprising from the vantage point of traditional industries, but in ways that seem like plain common sense once one understands the business problems they must solve. Prices do not and prices cannot follow marginal costs...
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...In 1636, thirty families from Pyaug (Wethersfield) were settled in Naubuc Farms, a tract of land belonging to Wethersfield on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River bought from the Native American Chief, Sowheag, for 12 yards of trading cloth. The Native Americans of Glastonbury were members of Algonkian-speaking tribes. They lived in clans of approximately100 individuals and each group was ruled by a sachem or chief. Clans took names from features of the land where they were centered. Naubucs lived in the plains to the east, the flat area at the north end of town. Nayaugs lived near the Noisy Water at the mouth of Roaring Brook. Wongonks lived at the Bend in the River behind today’s Town Hall, where the Connecticut River turned in the 1600s. The tribes were peaceful and farmed the land. In the summer, clans lived along the river in longhouses. In winter, they moved to the hills and lived in south- or west-facing caves. In 1672, Wethersfield and Hartford were granted permission by the General Court to extend the boundary line of Naubuc Farms 5 miles to the East, purchasing the land from the natives, forming Eastbury. By 1690, residents of Naubuc Farms had gained permission from the General Court to become a separate town and, in 1693, Glassenbury came into existence. The ties have not been completely broken: the oldest continuously operating ferry in the United States still runs between South Glastonbury and Rocky Hill, also then a part of Wethersfield, as it did as far...
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...Information Science Careers Brian Maltass University of South Florida Introduction They say that we are living in information age, this however is a clear scandal that neither definition nor theory, of information both precise and broad enough to qualify such assertion sensible. Niels Ole Fiennemann in the year 2001 came up with Media’s general history. He said that no Society could exist where exchange and production of information is of little significance. Therefore one cannot compare information societies and industrial societies in any steady way. Information societies could be industrial societies and industrial societies could as well mean information societies. The following is a media matrix he suggested. literature cultures: writing(number systems and primary alphabets),secondly print cultures: print + speech + written texts, Second order alphabetical cultures: written texts + speech + analogue electrical media + digital media and speech based oral cultures .This paper seeks to visit the origin of the Information Technology and the developments it has undergone to become what it is today. In history of development of information technology, the paper looks into challenges that were encountered during the advancement stages. Discussion In today’s era, the crucial influence with regard to the concept of information is borrowed from information theory that was developed by Shannon alongside others. In...
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