[pic] [pic] How Apple managed to reinvent itself over the years If you read recent stories from major news paper‚ you might conclude that Apple is the ultimate innovator. And you might be right. The company has reinvented itself multiple times and in the process has already transformed at least two industries personal computing and digital music. What will be the impact of the iPhone? While there are no certainties‚ “major” seems to be a safe bet
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“Remember the Apple” I. Problem Statement Apple Inc. is known for their innovative products‚ combining user-friendly technology and elegant design‚ Apple’s bite of the consumer electronics market has been getting a little larger year by year. The Apple brand is fun‚ unique‚ and memorable because it is such a departure from brands that sound serious and corporate. Apple’s Macintosh computers has always stood out because it looks different from other personal computers and relies on software
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Introduction The conditions of doing businesses change dramatically for the past century and especially for the past 30 years. With the continuous improvement of the infrastructure marked by transportation‚ communications and technologies‚ as well as changing role played by the government and the financial markets‚ firms found new ways and equipped with new abilities to control their operations and interact with suppliers‚ customers‚ competitors and other stakeholders. Given the above infrastructure
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include IPOD‚ ITouch‚ Mac Book‚ Peripherals and IPad. The company is concentrate on selling products physical products. Apple also has international the business and globalize the market share of the company. Apple also has product that consisit of iTunes and App Store. App Store which provide application download for users. Situation In Singapore there are at least 60% of the consumers which use electronic devices own a least 1 apple products. In Figures sales base on auction website data of eBay
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complement and complete each other. Buy an iPod‚ and you can download music via iTunes. For the average user‚ most Mac programs are produced by Apple. This sort of control over the entire user process‚ from hardware to software‚ strengthens customer loyalty. Apple users generally don’t have to stray to find products and solutions they want. Apple has sold more than 3m video downloads since it began offering them through its iTunes Music Store some 55 days ago‚ the company revealed yesterday.That translates
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technician for Atari‚ CEO/Founder Apple Computers‚ Chief Executive of Pixar Animation Studios and a member of the Board of Directors for the Walt Disney Company. (Encyclopedia of the History of American Management‚ 2006) His i-innovations; iMac‚ iPod‚ iTunes‚ and iPhones carried consumers into the next level of technology. (Encyclopedia of the History of American Management‚ 2006) Jobs‚ which referred to the computer as “a bicycle for the mind” (Goodell‚ 2003) had a vision to help the music industry compete
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the Macintosh personal computer (PC) line. Mac sales remained vital to Apple’s future‚ but they now accounted for less than half of its total revenue. Apple was no longer just a computer company. Its move into digital music‚ with the iPod and with iTunes‚ and into the next generation mobile devices‚ with the iPhone‚ had given the company a chance to transcend the constraints of the PC business. The Evolving PC Industry From its earliest days in the mid-1970s‚ the industry has experienced explosive
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innovative marketing‚ sleek and enticing communications. Apple owes its overwhelming success in the last years to the iPhone and to the smart iPod and iTunes product combination‚ a combination of a great hardware piece with great style‚ great software‚ great performance‚ user friendly interface‚ with a good e-business service. The iPod + iTunes halo effect and new great Mac computers and Mac OS software did the rest in increasing Apple revenue stream. In the 5 years between 2003 to 2008 the Apple
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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. Apple reached a point where
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Introduction: Do you remember a time when Transistor Radios were the most technologically advanced form of listening to music? Or how about in 1984 when Sony introduced the Walkman? These are the key radios and handheld devices that led to the creation of the handheld CD player‚ and into the craze that is now the MP3 Player. Technology is a fast paced market. Much like Darwin used the term “Survival of the Fittest” to play upon natural selection and predominance‚ it can be found in the technology
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