APPLE COMPUTER, INC.: A CASE ANALYSIS SWOT analysis and recommendation -------------------- INTRODUCTION According to Apple Computer's 2007 10-K Annual Report, "The Company is committed to bringing the best personal computing, portable digital music and mobile communication experience to students, educators, creative professionals, businesses, government agencies, and consumers through its innovative hardware, software, peripherals, services, and Internet offerings." The company's 2005
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Apple Ashley Dr. Allen Barclay Marketing Management: BADM 471 12/14/14 Internal Environment Background Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, both college dropouts, founded the Apple Company on April 1976. Their partnership started several years before they created Apple. Wozniak, a self-taught electronics engineer, built a box that was able to call long-distance for free. They couldn’t simply make enough money with how small their company was, so they decided to expand ("Reference for Business
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APPLE IPAD2 MARKETING PLAN LIN,DANDAN ID:0697645 COURSE:MARKETING601 May 9, 2011 * Executive Summary 1. IN PAST Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne established Apple on April 1, 1976 in order to sell the Apple 1 Computer Kit that was hand built by Steve Wozniak. The Apple 1 was sold as a motherboard (with CPU,RAM and basic textual video chips) – less than what is considered a personal Computer today. Apple was responsible for creating the desktop publishing market
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of tablet computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, apps and web content. Its size and weight fall between those of contemporary smartphones and laptop computers. The iPad runs on iOS, the same operating system used on Apple's iPod Touch and iPhone, and can run its own applications as well as iPhone applications. Without modification, the iPad will only run programs approved by Apple and distributed
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of tablet computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, apps and web content. Its size and weight fall between those of contemporary smartphones and laptop computers. The iPad runs on iOS, the same operating system used on Apple's iPod Touch and iPhone, and can run its own applications as well as iPhone applications. Without modification, the iPad will only run programs approved by Apple and distributed
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APPLE IPAD2 MARKETING PLAN LIN,DANDAN ID:0697645 COURSE:MARKETING601 May 9, 2011 * Executive Summary 1. IN PAST Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne established Apple on April 1, 1976 in order to sell the Apple 1 Computer Kit that was hand built by Steve Wozniak. The Apple 1 was sold as a motherboard (with CPU,RAM and basic textual video chips) – less than what is considered a personal Computer today. Apple was responsible for creating the desktop publishing market
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growth, progress, and success. One of the most important companies responsible for this success is Apple. Millions of people shop at Apple every day, whether it is to buy a laptop, iPod, iPhone, desktop, or even a television. Apple has become a big part of society. In my family, my brother works at an Apple store in the Florida area as a Geek Squad. It is for this reason that the corporation Apple, Inc. will be used for this course’s project topic. With the experience and knowledge of the company
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Competitive Analysis Apple, Inc. is a multinational. Their leading product is a smartphone called the iPhone, which began selling in the early 2000's. It has made them billions of dollars over time because their cost to manufacture the phone is less than what they can charge to sell the phone to consumers. Apple is known to have expensive products, but their products still have a high consumer demand. In this paper, we will discuss Apple Inc. competitive market analysis. Company History Apple Computers
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Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak were the driving forces for the beginnings of Apple in 1977, which was incorporated with a net worth of $250,000. It has since grown leaps and bounds to the Apple Inc. of today, employing 60,400 employees worldwide, with a net worth of $622.31 billion, placing it 56th among the Fortune 500 companies. The iPod revolution in 2000, to the iPhone in 2007 and most recently, the iPad in 2010, Apple has introduced, amidst much fanfare, ground-breaking products that revolutionized
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Case Study Analysis #2 Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer, Inc. (A) MSTM 6022: Communication/Conflict Management Aviral Anand Student ID# 201499712 Background The case describes a proposed change at Apple computer for its distribution model. The current model consists of 6 warehouse and the proposed JIT type distribution model is supposed to reduce the number zero. The case focuses on the conflict of Donna Dubinsky, director of distribution and sales administration with Debi Coleman
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