* http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/06/07/apple-strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-threats.aspx Opportunities: Demographic: Very loyal customer base which has expanded beyond the Mac-heads of the 1990s with the iPod and the iPhone. The iPad has had a very successful launch. This seems to be leading to more sales of computers. Socio - Culture: Has a well-deserved reputation for high-quality products that work smoothly. New products are generally well-received and have a built-in purchasing
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calendars and more. It’s an easiest way to manage your content. Apple has built iCloud functionality directly into many of their apps and iOS5. When you take a photo from your iPhone‚ it can automatically synchronize with iCloud‚ and be pushed to your iPad and Mac. You can stop worrying about keeping all of your devices in sync once they are all linked to your iCloud account. Once you connect your device to the internet via a wired or Wi-Fi connection‚ all of your files will be automatically synchronized
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Magazines surviving the technology era Almost all of us can say that we have read or skimmed through at least five magazines in our lifetime‚ if not hundreds or thousands of magazines. With an unimaginable variety how could one not? Magazines started its wild journey in 1741 with Benjamin Franklin and Andrew Bradford publishing “General Magazine” and “American Magazine” both of which were America’s first magazines. Both of these magazines were very general magazines but soon led to the concoction
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is headquartered in Cupertino‚ California that designs‚ develops‚ and sells consumer electronics‚ computer software and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers‚ the iPod music player‚ the iPhone smartphone‚ and the iPad tablet computer. Its consumer software includes the OS X and iOS operating systems‚ the iTunes media browser‚ the Safari web browser‚ and the iLife and iWork creativity and production suites. Apple was established on April 1‚ 1976‚ by Steve Jobs
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Key activities of Apple Apple’s Lines of Business The company divides its own product lines into iPhone‚ iPad‚ Mac‚ iPod‚ iTunes‚ Software‚ and Services‚ and Accessories. I will group these as three lines of business: Computing Hardware & Software‚ Mobile Devices‚ and the iTunes Store. Computing Hardware & Software Apple’s longest running line of business is that of computer hardware and software. The company has always believed that hardware is only as useful as its software‚ and the importance
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but it can be overwhelming. School in general does have a negative affect on my health due to the stress I endure. Also depending on the number of assignments due at a certain time‚ I lose a great amount of sleep. An electronic I enjoy using is the Ipad
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and Social Media has a positive influence on teens if they know how to use it to their advantage. Technology in reality helps us a lot‚ but most of teens use it to waste time. In the article “LAUSD launches its drive to equip every student with iPads” By Howard Blume he states that some schools don’t have enough computers
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Print Media Advertising on Consumerism and Cultural Values Advertising is important to our society for the success it plays in our culture. Manufacturers produce a product such as the iPad and then pay for advertisements on their product to be successful. One important way advertisements get into the hands of our society is through print media advertising. Print media is a form of communication used on paper ads or on billboards. Print media is used consistently by advertising companies in the
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market share Apple has‚ the less it can influence its potential customers and persuades them into using Apple’s closed ecosystem products. Opportunities (external) Threats (external) Apple’s market share will be increase due to high demand of iPad and iPad mini in tablet market and this will help company to use as competitive advantage. The growth of mobile advertising is an opportunity and Apple allows
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The future of books The past decade has seen the unparalleled development of electronic devices. And the subversive popularity of e-books plays a crucial role in this process. Nowadays‚ it’s quite common to see a portable iPad instead of piles of heavy books in a teenager’s backpack. An increasing number of people prefer to tap on screens rather than turn paper pages. Because of this mounting craze‚ some people anticipate that with the looming momentum e-books will ultimately take the place of
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