provide a detailed history of Apple and describe the current state of the company and the corporation’s future goals and vision. (Page limit: 2-3 pages, double spaced. Please include references and in-text citations). On April 1st 1976 Apple Computer was founded in a garage as the result of the combined effort of Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. At this time Steve jobs was working at Atari, under Atari founder Nolan K. Bushnell. Wozniak finishes work on the Apple 1 at the time when he was
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Question 1: Which of Porter’s four competitive strategies does Apple engage in? Explain. Scope | Broad | Cost Leadership | Differentiation | | Narrow | Cost Focus | Differentiation Focus | | | Cost | Differentiation | | | Source of Competitive Advantage | Figure 1.0: Porter’s four competitive strategies Porter’s four competitive strategies does Apple engage in are cost-leadership strategy, differentiation strategy, cost-focus strategy and focused- differentiation
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environment, the competition and the marketers segments to be served. Often analysis of internal data is the starting point for assessing the current marketing situation, supplemented by marketing intelligence and research investigating the overall market, the competition, key issues and threats and opportunities issues. The role of relationships The marketing plan shows how the company will establish and maintain profitable customer relationships. In the process, however, it also shapes a number
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Porter’s Five Forces framework, leading to a discussion on the organisation’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in light of its operating environment. The report then proposes 3 viable market segments for the proposed new product (MiSpectacles), and selects a proposed target market segment, highlighting the company’s differentiating strategy and value proposition. The report concludes with a proposal on the marketing mix for the new product, as well as the product development strategy
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Apple Strategic Analysis Apple was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Starting off as Apple Computers, Apple Inc. became the top designer for consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. Their flagship devices include the Mac line of computers, the iPod music player, iPhone smartphone and the iPad tablet computer. They have also created the OS X and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media portal, Safari web browser, and the creativity and production
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Can Apple successfully defend its position as an innovative powerhouse while expanding its portfolio to include media and software as well as attract new consumers? Apple Computer, Inc. Case Study Sheila Attipoe Rosemary Oxford On April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak began the partnership that would eventually become Apple Computer in Cupertino, California. “Apple Computer, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics, computer software
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, founded Apple Computers, Inc. in 1976. Their vision was to build computers that were user-friendly, yet small enough for consumers to have them in their homes or offices. The first Apple computers were built in Jobs’ garage and were sold as motherboards (CPU, RAM, and basic textual video graphics). These computers were sold without a monitor, keyboard or casing; which were later added in 1977. The second Apple computer (Apple II) modernized the industry with the
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of the market holding a threat to other business with the ability to charge lower prices and committing more shelf space to their own fruit juices and how important it is for business to follow customer trends as they hold the purchasing power. The report also compares and contrasts Boost Juice Bars and Spring Valley Juice marketing strategies, recommending that Boost Juice Bars continue on with their strong marketing mix and Spring Valley focus on their customer trends and target market. The report
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the primary responsibilities of popular operating systems. The review includes Unix/Linux, Mac, and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Memory Management An important function of the OS is to manage the computer systems memory. Programs, processes, and resource do not simply float around in memory haphazardly. Memory is shared among these processes and resources. Accordingly, managed by the OS is an organized structure of locating processes in computer memory locations. The two primary types
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