* A personal computer (PC) is a general-purpose computer‚ whose size‚ capabilities‚ and original sale price makes it useful for individuals‚ and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator. * Software applications for most personal computers include‚ but are not limited to‚ word processing‚ spreadsheets‚ databases‚ Web browsers and e-mail clients‚ digital mediaplayback‚ games‚ and myriad personal productivity and special-purpose software applications
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Before computers there were not telephone answering machines‚ handheld calculators‚ fax machines‚ personal computers. People did what they had to do without these things. People wrote letter by hand or with a typewriter‚ they also kept track of data and numbers in ledgers. They were not texting each other‚ there was either in person or over the phone. . Computers are integral to our daily lives and there are millions used daily. Computers are used at home‚ work‚ and school. They are also embedded
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Value Chain Analysis To determine where Apple developed distinctive capabilities‚ Porter’s generic value chainmodel provides a systematic framework for identifying Apple’s utilization of resources. Primaryactivities for Apple include Technology and Product Design‚ Production‚ Sales and Marketing‚Customer Service‚ and Legal Services. Technology and Product Design Apple was the first platform to run an electronic spreadsheet in VisiCalc on the Apple II Plus and the first to establish a “digital
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Apple Computer Dennis Adams MBA6500S10113SP Davis Frost February 9‚ 2013 Apple Computer The purpose of the report is to provide background on Apple Computer as it relates to their international business operations expansion into South Korea. It will examine the current Apple structure and evaluate its business. A discussion of the South Korean market is also included. Company Background Apple Inc. designs‚ manufactures and markets mobile communication devices‚ computers‚ portable
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2011 Lashgari Persia (student) EC180 12/12/2011 Tablet Computers Contents Page No. * Introduction to the Report 3 * Factors that Affect the Demand for Tablet Computers 3/4 * Measuring and Determining the Elasticity of Demand 5/6 * Pricing Discrimination and its Limitations 7 * Associated Costs (Fixed & Variable Costs) with Providing Tablet Computers 8 * The extent to which there are Scale Economies and How they Occur 9 *
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Apple had been a very successful company since its foundation in 1976. It has been a leader in the computer and mobile technologies field since its first release of the Apple- I to the most recent revolutionary product‚ the iPad. Through its core competencies innovative design‚ advanced technology‚ ease of use‚ and premium pricing strategy; the company has always positioned itself as a quality leader. Despite their disadvantage in pricing‚ Apple has seen consistent success throughout its history
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Apple Inc. (Apple) has managed to create substantial value in the highly competitive personal computer industry‚ by innovating and forging a path considerably different from those of the largest competitors in the industry‚ successfully differentiating its products from those of the competition by choosing to focus on quality‚ design elegance‚ and superior customer service‚ while outsourcing actual manufacturing to trusted original equipment manufacturers. Yet‚ despite the advantages Apple has created
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The computer was born not for entertainment or email but out of a need to solve a serious number-crunching crisis. By 1880 the U.S. population had grown so large that it took more than seven years to tabulate the U.S. Census results. The government sought a faster way to get the job done‚ giving rise to punch-card based computers that took up entire rooms. Today‚ we carry more computing power on our smartphones than was available in these early models. The following brief history of computing is
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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 in 1976 which included only the circuit board‚ but here’s the real kicker
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Value Chain Analysis Before making a strategic decision‚ it is important for Apple to understand how its activities or products create values for customers. One way to do this is to conduct a value chain analysis (VCA). VCA “refers to the idea that a company is a chain of activities for transforming inputs into outputs that customers value. The process of transforming inputs into outputs compromises a number of primary and support activities” (Hill and Jones‚ 2001‚ p.133). Each value is considered
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