Management Unit 1 April 26‚ 2011 I. Introduction & Background Apple Inc. has been at the forefront of innovation and creativity in the computer industry. In 2001‚ they entered into the digital music player industry with the launch of the iPod (Slind & Yoffie‚ pg. 10). Another product line they created is the iPhone‚ which is controversial with its high costs and limitations from AT&T. Apple Inc. started in 1976 and has constantly fought to achieve a high market share in its industries
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” With this addition to Apple’s products‚ it is yet another piece of Apple’s corporate level strategy to create value through related diversification. From solely manufacturing computers‚ Apple in the past ten years has added a music device in the iPod and now a cell phone in the iPhone‚ not to mention a plethora of software for all of its products. Because of such high growth and rapid change‚ Apple must adopt the optimal corporate structure moving forward to maintain its competitive advantage.
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In a free enterprise system individuals and businesses have the opportunity to compete against each other in a fair way. There have been many entrepreneurs who have used the free enterprise system to their advantage to be able to make it in the business world. One such entrepreneur who made an impact using the free enterprise system would be Steve Jobs. The free enterprise system made him able to compete against other companies to see who’s inventions were better. It was this that made him one of
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Strategic Audit Is Apple Products Generic (iPod‚ iPhone‚ iPad)? Group No. 5- Ghanshyam Bheda (104) Kritika Gupta (311) Shikhar Mehra (314) Shivani Saxena (319) Sidharth Aneja (322) Suman Rathi (324) Ritwa Lokhandwala (330) Prabhudha Kushagra (336) Introduction Music Player Category MP3 player or Digital Audio Player is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio‚ images‚ video‚ documents‚ etc. the data is typically stored on a hard drive‚ Microdrive
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4. The iPod-iTunes business has been a spectacular success. Has Jobs found a new formula to create sustainable competitive advantage for Apple? I think Steve Jobs has found a new formula to create sustainable competitive advantage for Apple. There is synergy with the iPod and iTunes and also the iPhone and Macs. This allows for convenience for customers. It is seen as a cool gadget for young people and is also comparable in price with competitors. Its biggest advantage is that the iPod has a
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products than other companies because with its innovation and stylish products that they’re selling to market. In this case‚ the innovation and the technology advances might help Apple overtook the competition. In addition‚ the combination of iTunes and iPod is clearly make Apple dominates in the digital music market. ITunes is a software that allow user to download music‚ which mean that ITunes has dominates the download market‚ and so IPod’s which are the one product that uses to control the digital
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with an Internet connection (Huffpost Tech‚ 2011). iCloud is more than a hard drive in the sky. It is the effortless way to access just about everything on all apple devices. Apple iCloud makes the content accessible from devices like iPad‚ iPhone‚ iPod touch‚ Mac‚ or PC. It gives the consumer instant access to music‚ apps‚ latest photos‚ and more. It keeps email‚ contacts‚ and calendars up to date across all the devices. No syncing required. No management required. In fact‚ no anything required.
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LESSONS TO LEARN FROM STEVE JOBS -Anand Soni STEVE JOBS: AN INNATE VIRTUOSO A man of the stature of Steve Jobs needs no introduction. Steve Jobs‚ undoubtedly‚ was one of the greatest entrepreneurs and a great visionary of the 20th century. Steve Jobs revolutionized the computer industry by democratizing the technology and making the computers smaller‚ cheaper‚ intuitive and accessible to everyday consumers. In 1976‚ at the age of 21‚ Jobs founded Apple Computers with Stephen Wozniak ‚ probably
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Japan. Source 2: http://www.economist.com/node/21551058 Summarize: This article predominantly talks about how Apple is a major economy innovator. In the last 11 years‚ apple has come out with 3 products that have completely changed the market. The iPod‚ iPhone‚ and
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1990’s. The emphasis Apple put into the Macintosh turned out not being the best decision for the company‚ and they almost went bankrupt in 1996. What Apple did in response makes them the powerhouse company they are today. In 2001 they released the iPod along with opening their first retail store in Maclean Virginia. The retail store was a huge success for Apple as it allowed them to build a relationship with their customers in person‚ an advantage they had over their competitors. Apple continued
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