General Instructions: □ Answer Both Question 1 and 2 □ Use Times New Roman 12, 1.5 spacing □ Submit your answers on or before 18 Feb 2011 (9:45 pm) Question 1 (Total 10 marks) : About Competitiveness Strategies Tablet PC has become an emerging topic since the release of iPad by Apple Inc. in 2010. Since then the suppliers like Samsung, RIM, Motorola, etc have tried to launch their own version of similar products. While hardware plays an important role, applications (APPS) capture more
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PART I: The identification of hardware one might use in a law firm such computers as Dell or HP (Notebooks, Laptops), and Apple IPads. Other kinds of hardware would to use Mobile Devices as Smartphone’s or Blackberry’s where you can get up to date information on your phone from your email or legal apps. Another peripheral device that would be helpful on the go would be the VuPoint Magic Wand Portable Scanner. The Magic Wand is a hand-held cordless scanner that runs on batteries. You can scan
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Analysis of Competition in the Mobile Phone Markets of the United States and Europe International Business Master's thesis Mika Husso 2011 Department of Management and International Business Aalto University School of Economics AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Department of Management and International business Master’s thesis ABSTRACT ANALYSIS OF COMPETITION IN THE MOBILE PHONE MARKETS OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE Competition in an economic context is a widely studied phenomenon
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Analysis of Competition in the Mobile Phone Markets of the United States and Europe International Business Master's thesis Mika Husso 2011 Department of Management and International Business Aalto University School of Economics AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Department of Management and International business Master’s thesis ABSTRACT ANALYSIS OF COMPETITION IN THE MOBILE PHONE MARKETS OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE Competition in an economic context is a widely studied phenomenon
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MARKETING STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS OF APPL COMPANY IN IPhones Vision and Mission Statement Apple, Inc.’s Vision Apple, Inc.’s vision is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings Apple's Mission Statement Apple Computer is committed to protecting the environment, health and safety of our employees, customers and the global communities
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Of those 314.9 million units sold Apple posted 8.7 million in sales that quarter which was a 100 percent unit to the previous year and a market share of 1.2 percent. But the technology sales market place is not just about mobile phones it also includes other mobile devices such as the tablet. In 2010 there were 15.7 million units sold with an estimated increase of 400% by 2012. (Tudor & Pettey 2010.) This means to stay competitive in the market place Apple needs to do several things which includes
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Based on a risk assessment a firm may determine how the 4P’s may be influenced by these risks. So, if the infrastructure is risky because the prospective market lacks roads, etc. compared to the US (make sure you are comparing apples (same type of apples) to apples), then one may infer that infrastructure risk may affect the distribution of the product, because distribution may be different than the US (because of lack of roads, etc.). Influences on the 4P’s are based on risk
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Nowdays, Apple incorporate (Inc.) is a very reputable company in the manufacture of a technology. Apple Computer first came to the company in 1976 where Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak released the product and was located in Cupertino, California (The Apple Fan Site 2013). Both of them left their colleges and interested to make a technology under their garage because they make technologies that are needed by many people and are very useful for others. As a result, iPhone, Ipad, iPod are their mainstay
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different countries are subject to different laws and regulations, then it is unfair to expect the firms to compete in the international marketplace. Economists’ response: * Even if production in another country is subsidised, it is still the case that the gains to consumers from buying at a low price exceed the losses of domestic producers. * Rather than objecting to foreign subsidies, we should thank foreign taxpayers for subsidising our consumption. * The protection-as-a-bargaining-chip
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