top down. In a decentralized structure‚ the decisions are made at various different levels. (References from Organizational Theory) Apple computers have become much more mainstream in recent years. Now‚ it seems every time you turn on your TV‚ you see a Mac versus PC ad. These two companies are the two biggest competitors in the computer industry. Apple is primarily a consumer company‚ and makes most of its profit selling hardware‚ like its iPod music players and Mac computers. This makes
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INFORMATION SYSTEM IN BUSINESS Coursework 2 Business problem-solving case Google Versus Microsoft: Clash of the Technology Titans Introduction Google founded by Larry Page‚ Sergey Brin and established at 1998‚ they focus on cooperation in internet services and products such as search‚ software and online advertisement and mobile phone. Microsoft Corporation is a software corporation that improves manufactures‚ produce PC‚ supply‚ licenses and aid variety products and
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Apple versus Google: No comparison Am I the only one who gets annoyed by the never-ending doomsday articles that profile Apple as "struggling" to maintain its market share‚ and doomed to lose a "bitter battle" to Google’s Android? Has it ever occurred to anyone that it’s like comparing the proverbial Apples - no pun intended - to Oranges? Or rather‚ it’s like comparing a Rolls Royce to a Toyota. Unlike Google‚ which makes Android openly available to a whole host of handset manufacturers (most
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it seems that Google and Apple are quite ‘new’ companies and their structure does not resemble the traditional type of structure‚ this will have positive implications for both companies as their structure will be relevant to today’s times and the business needs. A downside of not having a traditional type of structure within these companies is less chance of promotion as there are not many levels within the organisations as there would be with a hierarchy formed structure. Apple has a wheel like
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to bring out the similarities and differences between Microsoft and Apple. It is evident that rivalry is the mother of innovations in the contemporary world. The rivalry between Microsoft and Apple to dominate the technological industry and markets has seen major developments in the industry. Their achievements have been tremendous in the past years‚ and in 2012‚ according to the Fortune list‚ Apple was perched at position 17 while Microsoft was at 37 (Noga 20). Many people tend to think that the
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Shannon Mrs.Rogers English 112 N01B 14 October 2012 Apple vs. Microsoft The question can quite often spark tension between people: are you an Apple or Microsoft lover? Technology is a personal choice that stems down to one’s perception of what they think is innovative‚ creative‚ and efficient. Since the mid 70’s‚ both of these computer companies have worked continuously to make what appeals to people the most. Everyone has their own ideas as to why they prefer one to the other‚ and as technology
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13 g00041355 [2nd Draft] Have you ever faced any difficulty choosing your laptop? Did some of your friends advice you to purchase Mac based laptops and others told you to buy Windows based laptops? We all go through this confusion when it gets to buying our personal laptop that we will be using for everything in our life including working on projects‚ studying‚ chatting with friends‚ playing games‚ etc. In 1984‚ Apple published its first Macintosh laptops and it achieved great success for its
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Comparison of Google and Apple Corporate Cultures Term Paper in Partial Fulfillment for RES- 510‚ Research and Statistics By Most Nargis Fatema IGlobal University Taught by Dr. Edward Stoker. July 29‚ 2014 Contents Abstract This paper defines the concept of ‘cultures’ of organization and compare the cultures between two renown Organization‚ analyzes it with various tools like services‚ employment‚ stocks‚ and environ mental issues and studies some of
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Microsoft Computers Financial Analysis Microsoft is currently the largest company in the computer industry. With a market capitalization of $291 billion‚ Microsoft has built an empire by dominating software sales for personal computers. Stock growth over the past 25 years has increased by more than 30‚000%. However‚ Microsoft’s growth has substantially decreased since the market collapse of 2001(Niemond 25 April 2007). From June 2004 to June 2005‚ Microsoft saw a 33% growth in net income
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How Google Changed the Internet Trying to find something on the internet used to be a challenge many years ago‚ today Google dominates the search engine world. Google has changed not only the way the United States uses the internet‚ but also how the world does. The search engine market on the internet is competitive; Google leads the way with the most accurate search results‚ and other online tools for users to use (Alexa). Google allow users not only to search but to organize their life‚ find
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