extolling the phenomenal success of Apple’s iPod. It seems everyone has an opinion as to how design has contributed to the dominance of Apple in this lucrative‚ emergent market‚ targetedif not lusted afterby savvy high tech giants Sony‚ Samsung‚ Dell and Microsoft. But I suspect that something more clever is afoot; that Apple’s design strategy is in line with something we call "value transference." And if my suspicion is correct‚ the technology at the heart of the iPod will have little to do with
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Othman Aldhfeeri 2/20/2013 English 091 Jordan Case/Effect Paragraph Apple makes among the best phones in the world. The iPhone is their flagship product and it outpaces sales among everything they offer. Apple is at the forefront of the newest technology. The iPhone uses the state-of-the-art designs‚ such as touch screens and aluminum casing. The main industrial designer‚ Jonathan Ives‚ is famous for his concept of how it should look‚ function‚ and feel. Ives is a world renowned designer and his
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iPod Product Background The name iPod refers to a category of portable digital audio players designed and marketed by Apple Computer. It is an exceptionally popular‚ portable digital music player that stores up to 10‚000 songs on its 40GB hard disk. The earlier versions of iPod were only able to function as music players. Currently‚ it also includes features such as storing addresses‚ games and calendar. The iPod was originally developed for Mac computers but software was introduced in 2002 to
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14‚ 103–113 (2007) Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/csr.146 Case Study: the Apple iPod in China Stephen Frost1* and Margaret Burnett2* 1 Department of Asian and International Studies‚ City University of Hong Kong‚ China 2 Corporate Environmental Governance Programme‚ University of Hong Kong‚ China Keywords: Apple; iPod; Foxconn; China; sweatshop; Hon Hai; supply chain; electronics Introduction to the Case A ll material in this case is
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Opening Case Questions 1. What might have happened to Apple if its top executives had not supported investment in iPods? The iPods have revolutionized the way Americans buy‚ listen and enjoy their favorite music. In just a few short clicks‚ consumers across the globe can download that "oldie but goodie" taking them "back down memory lane". However‚ the investment in the iPods was only just the beginning for Apple. It opened the door to a whole new portfolio of sleek. fun and clever technological
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for the success of Apple (Customer Service Aspect) Apple has been a very famous brand in the electronic industry these few decades‚ and it is due to many reasons‚ such as their creativity‚ user-friendly products‚ simple yet chic designs‚ great customer services‚ brilliant modification on existing products and that their designs and products are much ahead of their competitors. Among all these reasons‚ I believe great customer services is the factor the contributed the most to its success and helped
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Licensing A licensing agreement is an arrangement whereby a licensor grants the rights to intangible property to another entity (the licensee) for a specified period‚ and in return‚ the licensor receives a royalty fee from the licensee. 15 Intangible properties includes patents‚ inventions‚ formulas‚ processes‚ designs‚ copyrights‚ and trademarks Advantages Disadvantages the firm does not have to bear the development costs and risks associated with opening a foreign market. Licensing is very
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device that seems to be everywhere you look. For the past years we have seen how APPLE Computers Inc. has not only introduced the Ipod into the market for music players‚ but created the new must have pop icon. The following is a brief analysis of the product life cycle of iPods. iPods were first introduced to in 2001 and has since grown into a recognized cultural symbol. Designed and marketed by Apple Computer‚ iPod is a brand of digital audio/video players that stand apart from the rest due to
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AN ANALYSIS OF SEGMENTATION‚ TARGETTING AND POSITIONING STRATEGY OF IPOD APPLE Contents Executive Summary_____________________________________________3 Situation Analysis -Market Analysis_______________________________________________3 -Product Analysis_______________________________________________4 -SWOT Analysis_______________________________________________ 4 -Competitor Analysis ___________________________________________ 5 Marketing Objectives____________________________________________6
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APPLE’S IPOD: MARTKETING MIX The iPod is a well-known product line of Apple‚ which target the market of portable digital music. Everybody knows how success the iPod was‚ and how it became the golden egg for Apple. The iPod has revolutionized the music industry and the way we enjoy our favorite music. In addition‚ Steve Jobs’ iPod saved the entire Apple Computer from collapsing and helped Apple (after the name changed in 2007) reborn with high influence on the
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