Company Overview 1976 - Apple was founded by college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak 1980 - Apple went public 1985 - Jobs left after tumultuous struggles with then CEO Sculley‚ and founded NeXT 2000 - Jobs became the CEO 2001 - Introduced a digital music player‚ the iPod 2007 - Apple Computers Inc. became Apple Inc. ‚ unveiled the iPhone. Apple has 4 main divisions: Laptop and personal computer division
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Introduction Of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is globally renowned as one of the leading companies‚ especially for its specialization in the personal computers and consumer electronics industry. The company is most well-known for the iPod‚ a digital music player and Macintosh‚ a personal computer released in 1984. Co-founded by Steve Jobs in 1976‚ the company was named under Apple Computers Inc. and its initial product Apple IIe gained relative popularity and success. The release of the Macintosh revolutionized
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INTRODUCTION Apple Computer‚ the Cupertino‚ California-based company ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple computer is one of America’s most inventive companies. It developed many of the features that computer users have come to take for granted‚ including the graphical user interface‚ the mouse‚ the laser printer‚ and the color monitor. In the last 10 years alone‚ the company has issued
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Apple Inc. Tommaso Pavoncello The company Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and personal computers. The company’s best-known hardware are the Macintosh computers‚ the iPod‚ the iPhone and the iPad. Apple has recently been the largest technology company in the world by revenue and profit. Founded by Steve Jobs on April 1‚ 1976 in Cupertino‚ California‚ the company was previously named Apple Computer‚ Inc.‚ for
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APPLE INC. Introduction Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in California. It designs‚ develops and sells consumer electronics‚ computer software and personal computers. The company was founded on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Strategy Apple’s strategy has always revolved around innovation and creating a high-performance culture‚ through which it achieves and sustains its competitive advantage. MISSION STATEMENT “Apple is
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McDonald’s Corporation Analysis 1) Summary of the Company: McDonald’s Corporation is the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. There are over 31‚000 McDonald’s locations worldwide primarily selling hamburgers‚ cheeseburgers‚ chicken products‚ french fries‚ breakfast items‚ soft drinks‚ and desserts. 2) Financial Ratios Analysis: 1. Net Profit Margin- The net profit margin of 18.34 percent for 2008 indicates that 18.34 cents of net income was generated for each dollar of
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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review Reference Code: GDTC22599FSA One Microsoft Way Redmond‚ WA 98052-6399 United States Phone Fax Website Exchange www.microsoft.com MSFT [NASDAQ] +1 425 8828080 Revenue Net Profit Employees Industry Publication Date: FEB 2012 69‚943 (million USD) 23‚150 (million USD) 90‚000 Technology Communications and Company Overview Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) is one of the leading providers of software and storage products and
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AP 1.0 Introduction Apple started in April 1976 as a computer company by Steve Wozniak at 26 years old and Steve Jobs at 21. Then‚ McKenna had designed the Apple logo in 1977. After putting in much effort‚ the annual sales reached $1 million selling the first microcomputer to use color graphics. In September 1997‚ Apple’s board of directors named Jobs as a temporary chief executive officer. Because of Jobs’s restorative efforts‚ by the decade’s end‚ the title of "temporary" was dropped
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A Strategic Analysis of Apple Corporation Timothy Pivovarnik Jeff Shaver Adam Siler Richard Sterling Dave Strubbe   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 HISTORY OF APPLE 4 THE PC INDUSTRY 10 THE ONLINE MUSIC INDUSTRY 12 THE FUTURE OF APPLE 12 PERSONAL COMPUTERS A SHIFT IN STRATEGY 12 APPLE IN THE LIVING ROOM 14 STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND ENTERTAINMENT 15 EXTERNAL ANALYSIS 17 TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 17 Brand Awareness Style at a Premium 17 Interoperability 18 Technology
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PEST ANALYSIS FOR APPLE INC The PEST analysis is the useful procedure to grasp market growth or decline. So it is a business dimension tools that helps to identify an organisations macro environment. The factors include in PEST analysis are Political factors‚ Economical factors‚ Social influence‚ Technological factors. An organisation cannot control the changes in those factors but any changes effect directly to an organisation. So the organisation should react quickly if any
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