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GURU NANAK KHALSA COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE & COMMERCE APPLE INC. APPLE INC. formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, computer software, and commercial servers Under the supervision of: Sameer Velankar Index Serial No. Particulars Page No. 1. Introduction 2. History 3 Management Board Steve Jobs 4. Apple Products 5. Apple’s comeback 6. Small Solutions & Alternatives 7. i Products 8. Acquisitions
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A Comparison of Inter-Organizational Business Models of Mobile App Stores: There is more than Open vs. Closed Roland M. Müller1, Bjorn Kijl2 and Josef K. J. Martens3 1 Berlin School of Economics and Law, Department of Information Systems, roland.mueller@hwr-berlin.deUniversity of Twente, School of Management and Governance, 2 b.kijl@utwente.nl, 3j.k.j.martens@alumnus.utwente.nl Abstract The purpose of this paper is to analyze the competition among mobile app stores for smart mobile media devices
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Nexus 7 Tablet Marketing Plan Marketing Management 1.0 Executive Summary There has never been a tablet on the market that can compete with the iPad, let alone take market share away from Apple, until now. The Nexus 7 provides uncanny performance, at a price that will leave consumers asking “how can they do this and still make money?” Leveraging the proven performance of electronics company Asus and the ingenuity of Google, consumers will get the most bang for their buck. The two powerhouse
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Running head: THE APPLE CORPORATION The Apple Corporation Professor Contemporary Business April 2, 2012 The Apple Corporation Apple, a company established in 1976, has taken the world of technology by storm with innovative products such as: the Apple Computer, which has since evolved into the MAC computer; the iPod; a music device used by many for the viewing of pictures, videos, and downloading music, the iPhone; an industry favorite, introduced as the world’s first “smart phone”
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Case Study ( Research in Motion (RIM) Richard Okusaga Ms. Kulic BOH 4M1-02 Friday May 5, 2011 I. Summary of the Facts • Research in Motion (RIM) is a multi-award-winning company that designs and produces hardware, software, and service solutions for wireless communications used by worldwide business and consumer markets (Case, 1). • RIM is a Waterloo-based company founded in 1984 by two University of Waterloo engineering students, Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin. Today
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Key Strategic Challenges facing Apple Computer C. Meyer (2011) commented in his article by saying “It’s hard to get headlines with 5% market share. When your market capitalization passes Microsoft, everyone watches. For a firm that highly values control and secrecy, Apple now stands center-stage with the flood lights shining bright.” Although many are quick to focus on a company’s weaknesses, most winners lose their step by over relying on their strengths. Apple’s success has been fueled
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mobile phone manufacturer with a turnover of 31 billion. In 2006, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo replaced Jorma Ollila as the CEO, but was not able to reverse the decline of Nokia’s market share especially in the high end segment. Competitors like Apple, Blackberry, HTC, Samsung, and phones using Google’s Android operating system captured market share from Nokia at an alarmingly increasing rate. By the end of 2010 Android was already the most widespread smart phone operating system in the world and Nokia’s market
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Xiaomi Vs Apple Introduction Xiaomi Inc. (Chinese: 小米科技; pinyin: Xiǎomĭ Kējì, literally "Xiaomi Tech", or "Foxtail millet tech")is a privately owned Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing, China. It is the world's 3rd largest smartphone distributor that designs, develops, and sells smartphones, mobile apps, and consumer electronics.[4] Since the release of its first smartphone in August 2011, Xiaomi has gained market share in mainland China and expanded into developing a wider
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Samsung: Uneasy in the Lead By ERIC PFANNER and BRIAN X. CHEN December 23, 2013 Lee Kun-hee, the man who built the most successful, most admired and most feared business in Asia — a $288 billion behemoth that is among the most profitable in the world — had a message for his employees this year: You must do better. At other companies, congratulations might have been in order. His companies were headed to another extraordinary year. But this was Samsung, the South Korean industrial group that
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