Apple Essays and Term Papers
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Hisoty of the Apple Computer
In this essay I will introduce a short history of the raise of the Apple Computer a company which exist to the present time, and produces personal computers and other electronic equipment such as very popular portable music players. The company started in the early 80s, when a couple of computer fascinated friends decided to create a new model in personal computing. Steven Wozniak and Steve Jobs, high school friends, at first worked for different
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Apple Software
Acknowledgments Portions of this Apple Software may utilize the following copyrighted material, the use of which is hereby acknowledged. The OpenSSL Project ( OpenSSL ) Copyright © 1998-2004 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2.
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Industry Analysis: Apple Computers
Analyzing the computer industry from 1995 to 2005 seemed to be like analyzing a game of chest between the major competitors. The development is noticeable and the shaping of different corporate strategies could be sensed easily thanks to the different approaches toward the movement of the industry that the companies had; some of them shaped it, some followed it and some helped it grow. In order for us to analyze the computer industry during the
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Apple Case Study
1.0 Executive Summary Through five focused chapters, this report assesses Apple's MP3 player and Personal Computer (PC) to achieve 2 main objectives; (i) sustain leadership in global MP3 player industry, and (ii) increase revenue and market share in USA PC industry. The report starts with an analysis on Apple's financial and strategic performance under Jobs' leadership (Chapter 2). Under the macro-environment analysis in Chapter 3, key success factors, industry attractiveness and industry driving forces are
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Apples and Oranges
''Free software'' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of ''free'' as in ''free speech,'' not as in ''free beer.'' Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software: The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0). The freedom
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Apple Case Study
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Apple was formed in 1976 by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. After some disastrous losses in the 1980’s and 1990’s to their main competitor, IBM, Apple was able to re-invent the entire company. When Jobs returned to Apple in 1996, he took an expanded role and not only continually pushed for innovative ideas and products but also compelled several structural changes. Jobs also got rid of profitless divisions and departments. Apple has been
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Apple Computer, Inc. Company Report
Company Profile With its Market Capitalization at 10.8 billion, Apple Computer, Inc. (AAPL), or “The Company”, is a computer giant that markets personal computers, software, peripherals, and computing and communications solutions. It produces a line of desktop and notebook computers, the Mac OS X operating system, the iPod digital music player, and peripherals and software targeting various consumers in the education, arts, and business industries. The Company sells its products through its online store, retailers,
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Swot for Apple Computer
SWOT SUMMARY I). Strengths-Apple Computers strong brand name helps them in the personal computer industry. They also have a loyal group of customers that advocate the brand and also show loyalty to most all of Apple Computer products. Also, with the continued success of the iPod and iTunes for both Apple and Windows users Apple Computers growth should continue. These products have helped Apple Computers reach costumers that they may not have had otherwise and
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Apple’s Strategic Assessment
Apple Strategic Assessment Strategic Assessment п‚ Economic features (Computer Market) o Size: $800 billion worldwide o The US market is controlled by five main companies, Dell, HP, Gateway, IBM and Apple. These companies control 64% of the US market and 40% of the international market. Apple only controls 2% of the international market. The markets have experience a substantial growth in recent years but are predicted to slow down to 8% unit sales growth from
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External Ananlysis - Apple Corporation
Apple Computer’s 30-year history is full of highs and lows, which is what we would expect in a highly innovative company. They evolved throughout the years into an organization that is very much a representation of its leader, Steven Jobs. Apple made several hugely successful product introductions over the years. They have also completely fallen on their face on several occasions. (Burrows, Grover, and Green) External Analysis: 1) Technological Change: Technological change creates both opportunity
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Apple Computer
Apple Computer was formed in 1976 by friends Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Their goals were to offer affordable personal "easy to use" computers with graphical interfaces to consumers. With the release of Apple's Macintosh in 1984, the company moved ahead of IBM in terms of market share and revolutionized the computer market.Today, Apple lags behind Microsoft in regards to operating systems and software. They also seem to be dominated by Dell, Gateway, Hewlett Packard
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Apple
Executive Summary There are two main key issues when dealing with Apple's digital music player market. The first issue consists of Apple maintaining its digital music player market share. The second issue pertains to whether or not Apple has a niche music player by not licensing its technology. Apple has a substantial market share consisting of 60% of the digital music player market when only 11% of the U.S. population owns digital devices. In order
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Apple Ipod
Apple Ipod (nano) The proposed product is the Ipod (nano), which is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Computer. I Pod was a name that Apple registered for Internet kiosks, the uniqueness of this I pod is that the ability of containing high capacity of music storage and downloading video from any electric device. The device of the product features digital music player over 20,000 songs, 25, 000 digital photos,
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Apple Business
SWOT Analysis Apple Strengths • Apple is a very successful company. Sales of its iPod music player had increased its second quarter profits to $320 (June 2005). The favourable brand perception had also increased sales of Macintosh computers. So iPod gives the company access to a whole new series of segments that buy into other parts of the Apple brand. Sales of its notebooks products is also very strong, and represents a huge contribution to
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Apple Computer, 2006
Apple Computer was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, their mission was to bring an easy-to-use computer. Their first computer was the Apple II, which was a simple computer that consumers could use straight out of the box. The company’s main competitive advantages are marketing, innovative hardware design, technical elegance and research and development. The PC industry is an industry that is always evolving and reinventing themselves in order to achieve more market share.
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Apple Computer 2005
Apple Computer – 2005 Forest David: Francis Marion University A. Case Abstract Apple Computer, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers (PCs) and related software, peripherals, and personal computing and communicating solutions. Apple is a member of the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100. Its products include the Macintosh line of desktop and notebook computers, the Mac OS X operating system, the iPod digital music player, and a portfolio of software and peripheral products for
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Competitor Analysis Apple Vs Samsung
Competitor analysis Apple vs Samsung Apple When apple entered into mp3 market in 2001, the product was not unknown product to customers since it had been 5 years after the first product from Multimeadia’s Rio (U.S) and Saehan (South Korea)1. But, distinctively enough, first ipod had the ability to attract consumer’s eyes with much bigger capacity in storing music (5GB of first product that was almost 40-80 times bigger capacity than other standard products (64-128MB)
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Apple Inc. Pest
APPLE INC. INTRODUCTION Established in California on the 1st of April 1976, Apple Inc., formerly known as Apple Computers Inc., is mainly in the business of designing, manufacturing and marketing of personal computers, related software and hardware, services, peripherals and networking solutions. Apple revolutionized the media industry with the introduction of the iPod and iPhone to the market. Additionally, they run an online media store name “iTunes Store” which can be accessed via iTunes software.
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Apple Product Review
Strengths. Apple is a very successful company. Sales of its iPod music player had increased its second quarter profits to $320 (June 2005). The favourable brand perception had also increased sales of Macintosh computers. So iPod gives the company access to a whole new series of segments that buy into other parts of the Apple brand. Sales of its notebooks products is also very strong, and represents a huge contribution to income for Apple. Brand
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Apple Analysis
Industry Summary Apple Computer's standard industrial classification (SIC) is 3571. SIC 3571 is used for companies that manufacture computer hardware. The top computer hardware manufacturers by sales are IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, Dell Computer, Cisco Systems, Sun Microsystems, Xerox, EMC, Seagate, and Gateway. Growth in the computer hardware industry in the United States is predicted to be slow because of the recession and market saturation. Consumers are holding on to their computers because they are adequate
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Apple Financial Analysis
Company Analysis - Apple TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPANY OVERVIEW 5 Introduction 5 Brief History & Current Happenings 5 Apple Products & Services 7 Business Strategy 9 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 10 SWOT Analysis 10 Industry Overview 13 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 16 Short-Term Liquidity Analysis 16 Current ratio 16 Acid Test (or Quick Test Ratio) 16 Accounts Receivable Turnover 17 Inventory Turnover 17 Days in Sales Receivables 17 Days in Inventory 18 Days Purchases in Account Payable 18 Average
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Apples and Beef: and In-Depth Look at Us Exports to Japan
Apples and Beef: and in-depth look at U.S. exports to Japan Krista Cortellini Ahmad Elarbi Jacqueline Garris Diana Hamel John Michaels INTRODUCTION Agriculture is one of the most disputed issues in the global economy, dealing with everything ranging from protectionism to health standards. In the current round of the WTO, the Doha round, agriculture is one of the most prominent features on the development agenda. Although much of the agenda deals with the developing world,
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Apple Ipod Case Study
Executive Summary For the last 31 years, Apple has been providing consumers with computer systems, peripherals and more recently, consumer electronics. The intent of this report is to summarise the marketing elements that have contributed to Apple’s successes as well as its failures. Apple has been in operation since 1976 and had gone through ups and downs in the industry, from good beginnings to a less fruitful period while households implemented the use of Windows-based
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Apple Ife Matrix Analysis
Apple IFE Matrix Analysis It was pretty surprising to me to find that all the different groups came up with fairly similar ratings in their IFE matrix for Apple Inc. My group, management, had the second highest rating at a 2.78 and I felt that we were fairly critical of the different strengths and weaknesses for the company. The groups that pertained to a more financial aspect like finance and accounting seemed to have lower
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Apple Essay
Under Water Thesis- “I might the avoid many things: harsh words, foolish decisions, moments of inattention, regret that wash over me, like water.” Support: “The current was so strong, and we were so incompetent, that we never got close” “When I was eighteen, I wanted to hurry through life as fast as I could.” “There are six difficulties, and Class II was not an unreasonable challenge for novice paddlers.” Establishing a Focus: From the beginning
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