Economic Analysis of Apple Inc. Introduction 3 Industry analysis 4 Personal computers 4 Computer software 5 iPod and iTunes 5 Company analysis 7 Apple Computers Inc 7 Apple Inc 8 Innovation 9 Profitability 9 Recommendations 11 Personal computing 11 Conclusions 12 References 13 Appendix 14 Introduction The primary purpose of this report is to execute an economic analysis on Apple Inc. We will review the impacts that the competitive market has had on Apple, since it was founded
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Competitive Strategies Student Name Professor Name BUS 508 Contemporary Business Date Differences of Apple and Microsoft corporate culture Scully (2011) gave a bird's eye view of Apple and Microsoft corporate culture. He said "In Steve's world, 'No compromises'.' In Bill's world, 'Hey, compromise is alright. We'll get it right the third time. We just want to have a land grab'." According to Scully, the two have entirely different approaches, both very, very successful. But in the era
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28th, 2012 Introduction Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products are the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Apple’s software includes the Mac OS X operating system; the iTunes media browser; Aperture, a professional photography package; the Safari web browser; and iOS, a mobile operating system. Fortune magazine named Apple the
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entrepreneur he was a long time ago. Steve Jobs: The Leader of Choice Steve Jobs will be remembered for many accomplishments in his life, such as taking technology to the masses, the creation of Apple, and most notably and arguably most famous, the IPOD. His biggest accomplishment, though, is his road to becoming one of the great leaders of our time. He was able to achieve this through his many failures, his creativity, and determination to succeed. All of these combined to make an innovative leader
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quality value of Apple products and services such as the Macintosh line of desktop and notebook computers, the iPod line of portable digital music players, the Xserve server and Xserve RAID storage products, a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications, the Mac operating system, the iTunes Store, portfolio of peripherals that support and enhance the Macintosh and iPod product lines, and a variety of other service and support offerings and sells its products worldwide through its
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Inc. • OS ของ Smart phone Apple OS 48%, RIM OS 19%, Android 15% • Platform Apple 56%, Android 29%, other 15% • PC manufacturers ในปี 2009 Hewlett-Packard 20%, Dell 13%, Acer 13%, Lenovo 8%, Toshiba 5%, Apple 4% • MP3 Player ในปี 2009 Apple (iPod) 70%, other 30% Role of IT Hardware & Software • Plug &Play • Microprocessor = Intel กับ A4 (ใช้กับ
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resulting decisions within Apple to pursue a strategy of innovation and the development of an entire ecosystem for digital content including iTunes, iPods, and iPhones/iTouch devices has created a platform the company capitalizes on with each product introduction (Jonash, Koehler, & Onassis, 2007). The decision of which features within a given iPod to launch, how to specifically position its video capabilities and the offer of bundling for specific services on iTunes all relate to this innovation
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production costs are the single most important financial factor that can determine a product’s success or failure. Apple produces most of its products such as iPods, iPod minis and iPhone in China, thus ensuring a very low production cost and an increased US market attractiveness (Scribd, 2011).The single most important reason for outsourcing iPod and iPhone production to China is that the manufacturing costs are significantly lower than what it would cost to assemble in the United States or Europe.
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Apple Computer was a small business started by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 out of a small garage. They were very successful until the 1990’s when competition really stepped up and they saw a decrease in sales. In 2001 they introduced the IPod and have been successful since. This company is what he know as Apple Inc. This is a company that is now worth more than Exxon Mobil or Wal-Mart and has over 46,000 employees. This company would not be as successful as it is without the collaboration
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Apple Inc. Management project Apple Inc. has stakes in several areas of technology including PCs, tablets, cell phones, portable media devices, and digital music distribution. There are threats from each area that Apple has to constantly monitor and overcome. Apple uses its own OS and on its own hardware which has both advantages and disadvantages. Since Apple has more control using this method their products are high-quality or sometimes referred to as premium. However there is less room for
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