Apple Essays and Term Papers
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The Evolution of Apple - January 1976 to May 1995
The Evolution of Apple - January 1976 to May 1995 Let's take a trip back in time and review the evolution of a computer company. It's not IBM or Microsoft. This company is Apple Computers, Incorporated. In the year 1976, before most people even thought about buying a computer for their homes. Back then the computer community added up to a few brainy hobbyist. So when Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs sold a van and
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Financial Analysis of Apple, Inc.
Company Background Apple, Inc. (formerly known as Apple Computer, Inc.) was incorporated in the State of California in 1977. Apple currently designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of computer and personal electronic products, including Macintosh computers, and the iPod digital music player. AppleХs key markets are consumers, creative professionals, educational institutions, and business users. For nearly twenty years, Apple computers have been the industry standard for creative industries such as publishing, advertising, digital music and
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Apple Computer
In the year 2004, Apple computer was at a plateau. The CEO, Steven Jobs had to deal with a problem. The problem was, “should Apple computer remain a niche, but differentiated player in an increasingly competitive computer industry, or was it possible for Apple to break out of the pack.” Apple Computer was already at its highest in finance of 4.6 billion in cash and short term investments. Even though Steve Jobs tried to create
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Write an Explication of After Apple Picking
Subject: Write an explication of After Apple Picking. Robert Frost’s poem, After Apple-Picking, describes the personal reflections of an elderly man who lives on an apple orchard. This old man has lived a good life, and now must contemplate its quality and meaning. By performing an honest assessment of his past, the old man is better able to accept his inevitable future. The first six lines of this poem develop the situation in which the
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Apple V/s Sony Strategy
1. INTRODUCTION If there is one piece of technology that has touched the lives of people all over the world irrespective of age, socio economic classification or geography it has to be the Portable Audio Player (“PAP”). Accordingly, it will be interesting to see how this industry has evolved over the years and the ensuing transformation with the advent of the internet/ e-commerce. The idea of portable players began in 1963 when PHILIPS NV (“PHILIPS”)
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Apple Computer Vs Microsoft
Introduction: It seems that the competition that has been brewing between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has never really died down from the late 1970s, even as both companies have had ups and downs in the stock market and in the consumer products market as well. Apple Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., was a copyright infringement lawsuit in which Apple Computer sought to prevent Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard from using visual graphical user
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Apple Ipod Marketing Plan
Assessment task Marketing Plan Apple Ipod Contents Executive Summary____________________________________________3 Situation Analysis -Market Analysis_______________________________________________3 -Product Analysis_______________________________________________4 -SWOT Analysis_______________________________________________ 4 -Competitor Analysis ___________________________________________ 6 Marketing Objectives__________________________________________ 7 Identifying Target Market -Selecting Target Market_________________________________________7 -Target Market_________________________________________________7 Developing Marketing Strategies Marketing Mix: -Product_____________________________________________________ ___8 -Price_______________________________________________________ ___8 -Promotion___________________________________________________ ___9 -Place_______________________________________________________ ___9 Implementing the Marketing Plan__________________________________10 Monitoring and Controlling -Developing a Financial Forecast____________________________________10 -Comparing actual and planned results________________________________11 -Revising the marketing strategies____________________________________11 Appendix ______________________________________________________12 Appendix A_____________________________________________________13 Appendix B_____________________________________________________14 Appendix C_____________________________________________________15 Executive
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German Apple Pancakes
German Apple Pancakes INGREDIENTS • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed • 3 tablespoons sugar • 1 tablespoon baking powder • 1/4 teaspoon fine salt • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg • 2 large eggs at room temperature • 1 1/4 cups milk at room temperature • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more as needed • 4 Macintosh or other small apples • Warm maple syrup, as
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Apple’s Cult Status
Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over five billion songs from the iTunes Store. iTunes is the number one music retailer in the US and features the largest music catalog with over eight million songs. Also, iTunes customers are now renting and purchasing over 50,000 movies every day, making iTunes the world’s most popular online movie store. ITunes however is only part of the money making machine that is Apple. The
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Apple Computers Case Study
Executive Summary 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. They struggled mightily while Jobs was not a part of the organization.
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Apple Case 30: Taking a Bite out of the Competition
Apple Case 30: Taking a Bite Out of the Competition General: • Apple had the highest brand and repurchase loyalty of any computer manufacturer • Low market share always • Recognized as being innovative and considered to have a niche status • iPod and iTunes examples of innovation • Personal computer line to transition to Intel processors (BootCamp make run windows on mac machines) • Apple’s personal computers are known for their stylish design, ease
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Apple Swot
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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Innovation in Apple
Innovation in Apple, Inc. Part I: Thinking a technological innovation Apple Inc, is incorporated in 3 January 1977 as a multinational corporation which serves as a manufacturer and designer in the consumer electronics sector. Their focus point is production, marketing and support service of personal computers, computer hardware and software portable mp3 players, portable video players and finally mobile phones with the multimedia function. The company is located in USA, California, Silicon Valley. Today the
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Starvation Apple
STARVATION APPLE Starvation apple is a universal plant that has many different purposes. It can be an inexpensive way to treat illnesses. It is perfect for people who disapprove the use of prescription drugs as it is a natural plant containing no chemicals. One of the advantages starvation apple has over other plants is the habitat it can grow in and it is easily accessibility as it is grown wild. The starvation apple is known
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Apple Corporate Info and History
Apple Inc.(iPod) Apple Inc, formerly Apple Computer Inc. is an American multinational corporation which focusing in designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and also developing software products. Apple was founded in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne . Apple are developing, selling, and supports a series of personal computers, portable media players, mobile phones, computer software, computer hardware, and hardware accessories . iPod, The new way of listening
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Apple Computer Inc. Case Study
Apple Computer Inc. Case Analysis Julianne Carrido, Sami Hakimeh, Kyle Hayes, Frankie Lau Thursday, May 31, 2006 Apple Computer Inc. is an American computer technology company. It leads the industry in innovation with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating system, iLife and its range of professional applications. Apple also spearheads the digital music revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online music store. Apple played a major role in the
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The Dimensional Apple
Three apples are beside my keyboard: A fresh apple, my drawing of an apple and a ceramic apple paperweight. I study their relationship to each other and am reminded of my class in circular composition. I learned no lines exist in any shape, just light and dark depending on the form and shadow. There is no black line surrounding the actual apple, and no lines exist in my drawing or on the ceramic apple either.
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It's Much Easier to Polish an Apple
Fhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh It's Much Easier To Polish an Apple Being a manager is simple -- just like losing weight is simple! Of course, anyone who has ever tried either task and done their job well knows that both take hard work. Also (similar to losing weight), managing of people is a skill, one that must be learned. Managers daily face the task of dealing with difficult employees. They must deal with employees who are habitually tardy,
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Brief History of Apple Computers
Brief History of Apple Macintosh The first Macintosh was the 128 K released first in 1984. Macintosh was first affordable computer to include a GUI (Graphical User Interface). It was built around the Motorola 6800 chip which was significantly faster than previous processors. It came in a small case with a black and white monitor built- in. It even came with a mouse and keyboard. Big progress from the Apple I which came out
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Apple Computers
Apple is a huge organization based on Board of Director, CEO, Vice presidents of different departments, and a large work force. Within the United States, Apple operates using a divisional structure. The following figure indicates Apple’s corporate structure within the US: Board of Directors CFO CEO General Counsel VP of VP of VP of VP of Hardware Software Worldwide Sales Worldwide Operation At the international level, Apple’s worldwide geographic structure is as follow: Global Headquarters
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Apple Financial Analysis
Company Profile Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., was incorporated under the laws of the State of California on January 3, 1977. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple designs, manufactures and markets personal computers and related software, services, peripherals and networking solutions. The Company also designs, develops and markets a line of portable digital music players along with related accessories and services, including the online sale of third-party audio and video products. Apple Inc's products and
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Supplier Hub at Apple
Executive Summary The case " Apple Computer's Supplier Hubs: A Tale of Three Cities" deals with the imple-mentation of supplier hubs as an instrument to improve the flow of materials along a sup-ply chain based on the experience at Cork, Ireland and Fountain, Colorado. Since the demand of Apple's desktop PC and server PC products has rapidly increased there is a need to built new production lines, but at the same time a need to
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Apple Computer, Inc. Business Solutions
Apple Computer, Inc. Software License Agreement for iTunes PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ("LICENSE") CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE APPLE SOFTWARE. BY USING THE APPLE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE, YOU MAY RETURN THE APPLE SOFTWARE TO THE PLACE WHERE
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Apple Hbr Case Study Questions
Apple Assignment 2007/2008 _________________________ Historically, what were Apple’s major competitive advantages? • Industrial design/Hardware design. • Apples focus and vision. • Integrated approach with software, hardware and service. • Patents covering technology, “look and feel”, interfaces and methods. • Strong legal team to enforce the above. • Dedicated market shares. • Ease of use. • Strong brand. • Brand loyalty. • Marketing. • Steve Jobs. Analyse the structure of the personal computer industry over the
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Vitamin C Content of Apple Juice
Introduction Complete lack of ascorbic acid (a.k.a Vitamin C) in the diets of humans and other primates leads to a classic nutritional disease, scurvy. This disease was widespread in Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, but it is rare today. Ascorbic acid is widely distributed in nature, but it occurs in extremely high concentrations in citrus and green plants such as green peppers and spinach. Ascorbic acid can be synthesized by all plants and
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