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Apple Inc. 2008 - Management Information Systems

ในเดือนมกราคม ปี2007 สามทศวรรษหลังจากมีการจัดตั้งบริษัท Apple Computer ได้เปลี่ยนชื่อเป็น Apple Inc. ซึ่งจากการเปลี่ยนแปลงนี้ได้เป็นการส่งสัญญาณว่าบริษัทได้ปรับเ

ปลี่ยนสถานะจากที่เคยเป็นผู้ขายMcintosh personal computer เป็นหลัก แต่ถึงอย่างไรก็ตามยอดขายจากMacก็ยังคงมีความสำคัญกับ Apple เพียงแต่มีความสำคัญน้อยลงกว่าครึ่งหนึ่ง ซึ่งในปีต่อมาApple ประสบความสำเร็จจากกการทำธุรกิจเกี่ยวกับ PC โดยในเดือนธันวาคม Appleทำกำไรได้ประมาณ 1.6 พันล้านดอลลาร์ จากรายรับทั้งหมด 9.6 พันล้านดอลลาร์ ซึ่งเพิ่มขึ้นจากยอดขายของไตรมาสเดียวกันของปีที่แล้ว 35% ซึ่งน่าพอใจมาก ส่วนยอดขายในปีงบประมาณ 2007 คือ 24 พันล้านดอลลาร์ เพิ่มขึ้นถึง 24%ของปีก่อน โดยในขณะนั้นนักลงทุนได้หนุนให้ราคาหุ้นของAppleสูงขึ้น ทั้งๆที่ราคาเคยลดลงในช่วงต้นปี 2008 ทำให้ราคากลับพื้นตัวมากกว่า15เท่า ตั้งแต่ปี 2003 ฐานะการเงินของAppleส่วนใหญ่ กลับมาดีได้จากผลิตภัณฑ์อื่นๆที่ไม่ใช่สายผลิตภัณฑ์เกี่ยวกับPC

จากการที่Apple ได้เปลี่ยนชิ่อบริษัท, ผู้ร่วมก่อตั้งและSteve Jobs ผู้ดำรงตำแหน่งCEO ได้ประกาศ เปิดตัวIphone อุปกรณ์มือถือที่มากความสามารถอย่างกระทันหัน ถือเป็นการปฎิวัติวงการธุรกิจโทรศัพท์เคลื่อนที่ ในขณะที่มีการเปิดตัวสายผลิตภัณฑ์iPod เครื่องเล่นเพลงขนาดพกพา รวมทั้ง software iTunes และiTunes store ก็ถือเป็นจุดเปลี่ยนของวงการเพลงไปพร้อมๆกัน แต่ถึงอย่างไรก็ตาม PCก็ยังคงเป็นตัวขับเคลื่อนที่ทำให้Appleประสบความสำเร็จ และในปี2007 ยอดขายของMac ได้เติบโตอย่างรวดเร็วเป็น 3 เท่าของตลาดPCโดยรวม กลับไปที่ปี 1997 การลงทุนรวมถึงการเปลี่ยนแปลงส่วนใหญ่ของAppleเป็นผลจาก Steve Jobs จากเดิมที่เกือบจะไปไม่รอด ก็กลับมาอยู่รอดได้จากการเป็นผู้ผลิต PC ในทศวรรศต่อมา Apple Inc. ได้เติบโตในระดับที่ดีเกินกว่าที่Apple Inc. ควรจะทำได้ ทั้งๆที่Apple แทบจะไม่ได้เปลี่ยนกลยุทธ์ใดๆเลย ส่วนแบ่งของตลาดPCทั่วโลก ได้ลดลงจนเหลือเพียง 3% ดังนั้น Steve Jobsต้องเผชิญกับปัญหาและคำถามเดิมๆ คือ ความสำเร็จของAppleในปัจจุบันเป็นเพียงแค่ความสำเร็จเพียงชั่วค

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Apple’s history
Steve Jobs และSteve Wozniak สองหนุ่มที่มีอายุเพียง 20ปี ได้ออกจากมหาวิทยาลัย

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