Business Analysis of Apple Inc. Apple Inc., founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were looking to create a new type of computer. Thirty years later not only have they become one of the leading computer companies, but have also become successful in many other technological areas. Apple has branched out in computers (iMac, Macbook, Macbook Air, iPad), music industry (iPod, iTunes), cellular phone (iPhone), and have become leaders in these areas as well. To make an informed decision of whether
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Apple Inc. SWOT Analysis Company Overview Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation which focuses on designing and manufacturing technology products such as consumer electronics, personal computers and software. Apple Computer, Inc. was established in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 and incorporated on January 3, 1977 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. The company used this name for the first 30 years until it removed the word “Computer” on January 9, 2007
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Business Analysis Part 1: Apple, Inc. Apple is a highly innovated business that entered the business world making computers back in the 1980s. They ventured out in the 2000s making non-PC devices and by the spring of 2010 had a market capitalization of $220 billion dollars. As a mutual fund manager, I have performed a SWOT analysis to determine whether or not to invest in this company. I will identify internal and external stakeholders, evaluate their needs and see how the organization measures
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"English Business Programs" "Assignment Writing" "Second Semester" "CiB_01/03" "Marketing" "The marketing-plan of Apple Computer" "entering the digital music revolution" "Course Lecturer: John F. Sykes" "Author: Urs Gaudenz" "Submitted: January 22nd 2004" " CONTENTS" "1 Introduction 4" "2 Methodology
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Introduction Apple is a major computer company who has great pioneering designs and understanding of what consumers want, and what can be made to place it in the forefront of American and international business. Apple is an American multinational computer hardware, software and PC corporation. They have also created several hand held phones and multimedia devices that are trendy all around the globe (unknown, n.d.). In 1976 Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne started Apple. The corporation
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competition from Nokia and others' Jennifer L.Schenker 'the iPhone in Europe: Lost in Translation', The plummeting economy persuaded Apple to decrease the price of it's product as global recession was hitting it's peak by the time Apple launched it's product in the European market. The market although dense & vast still couldn't afford the price of the product so Apple had to work on the problem enumerate the decision factors and the best alternative it had according to the situation was lowering
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SWOT analysis for Apple Inc. Cornelius Morgan Kaplan University GB 540, Section 04N Professor Fahlino Sjuib August 27, 2013 SWOT analysis for Apple Inc. A SWOT analysis takes a look at the internal and external factors that affect a given company. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. Strengths and weaknesses are the internal factors. Opportunities and Threats are the external factors. The SWOT analysis provides an easy to look at set of information that
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Apple Computer Company History Apple Computer is one of the pioneers of the technology industry. Headquartered in Cupertino, CA, with development facilities and retail locations worldwide, Apple was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL, LSE: 0HDZ, FWB: APC), formerly Apple Computer Inc., is an American multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and closely related software products. Established in Cupertino, California
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When I think of Apple Computers, I think of being in elementary school and going to the library for computer lab. I would sit quietly at my workstation and play a game on a green mono-chromatic screen with a worm that chomped on letters to improve my spelling and grammar skills, trying to get to the apple. Apple, Inc. has made leaps and bounds from the before mentioned computer to my current i-Products that do everything short of walking my dog. No worries, I’m sure that I have an app for that
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Income Statement………………………………………………………… Summary of Apple Inc……………………………………………………. An Analysis of the Financial Status of Apple Inc. “Apple's recent success in the marketplace is founded on a philosophy that derives its insights at the intersection of technology and consumer values” (Wingfield, 2007). A prestige young owned company with its very own creative viewpoint to the way things should be done was founded by Apple Inc. in 1976. Apple has created among the most amazing technology mankind
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