SWOT Analysis: Apple Inc. Management 303 Management 303 SWOT Analysis of Apple Inc Section I – Organizational History and overview In 2007‚ Jobs told a crowd at the Macworld Expo that Apple would now be known as Apple Inc.‚ and not Apple Computer‚ Inc. The company had moved from producing only computers to offering the iPod‚ iTunes and more. That year‚ Apple also debuted its widely successful touch screen Smartphone and the less popular Apple TV. In early 2009‚ Jobs left Apple for a short
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Drew Galloway October 8th 2014 BMGT 1101 Apple Inc. Apple is an extraordinary company. The company was founded by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne on April 1st 1976. The whole purpose of Apple was‚ to develop and sell personal computers. It has come a long way from a small owned business into a multinational corporation. After the death of Steve Jobs the company had to hire a new CEO‚ Tim Cook. Tim Cook was the complete opposite of Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was very loud and unpredictable
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Apple Computers For Fiscal Year Ending December 31‚2010 Overview: Apple started in Steve Job’s bedroom when Jobs and Steve Wozniak began work on the Apple I. Since it’s start Apple has had it’s ups and downs and today has come out on top. Apple designs‚ manufactures and markets a range of personal computers‚ mobile communication and media devices‚ and portable digital music players‚ and sells a variety of related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ networking solutions and third party digital
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Apple Computer Inc.’s strategy to gain market share dominance by market penetration has achieved poor results. This report finds that the industry has consolidated around six companies. The industry is unattractive for new entrants but for the existing firms‚ there is much market growth to be exploited. The financial analysis of Apple indicates that the strategies have not provided a strategic fit with the critical success factors of the industry. The company may come
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PESTEL Analysis on Apple Inc. In analysing the macro-environment‚ it is important to identify the factors that might influence the organisation’s demand and supply levels and its cost (Kotter and Schlesinger‚ 1991; Johnson and Scholes‚ 1993). A PESTEL is one of the frameworks that help to understand market growth or decline‚ business position‚ potential and direction for operations (Kotler‚ 1998). PESTEL analysis is also useful when entering a new market or starting business operations in a new
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APPLE Inc. (AAPL) Accounting and Financial Profile [pic] Name Sachitanand Karnakote Choong Chee Lai Lei Qiu Alcides Santopietro Denisa Voicu September 2008 Contents Introduction 2 The company and its activities 2 Industry & Competition 2 Recommendation 3 Accounting choices and Quality of Earnings 4 Ratios analysis 6 Liquidity: 6 Solvency: 7 Profitability: 8 Market: 8 Relevant Disclosures 9 Risks 9 Analysis of Apple Inc. corporate strategy 10 Introduction
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Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and software products. It was established in Cupertino‚ California on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne‚[1] and incorporated on January 3‚ 1977.[2] The company’s hardware products include the Macintosh line of personal computers‚ the iPod line of portable media players‚the iPad line of tablets‚ and the iPhone line of mobile phones. Apple’s software products
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CASE: Accounting for the iPhone at Apple Inc. The non-GAAP numbers of Apple Inc. reflect its economics better. Because‚ in the existing method of accounting‚ revenue and cost of goods sold are spread over the lifetime of the product (expected 24-months)‚ while the costs incurred for engineering‚ sales‚ marketing and warranty are recorded immediately. This accurate recording of expenses while recognizing only a part of the cost of goods sold thus showed reduced margins. While this did not affect
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Apple Case 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple was a hip alternative to other computer brands. It supported a plug-and-play peripheral‚ offered a cutting-edge‚ tightly integrated user experience. The Apple Mac Pro had a sleek metal case and featured high-end graphics capability. Apple had attractive design factors‚ enabled ease of use‚ had high security and was high-quality bundled software. 2. Analyze the dynamics of the PC industry. Are these dynamics favorable or problematic
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Apple ’s financial performance continued to strengthen over the last several quarters. In the most recent earnings announcement‚ Apple reported significant growth in net revenues driven by the strong performance of its iPod product line. Net sales for the 2nd quarter grew to $4.36 billion‚ which is a 34% increase over 2nd quarter 2005 results. Net income increased by 41% to $410 million. (Apple Reports)The iPod product line continues to drive the financial performance of the company. In the 2nd quarter
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