Mac versus PC

Paper Summary:

This paper compares Steve Jobs and his company, Apple Inc. with Bill Gates and his company, Microsoft. It provides an overview of Steve Jobs and his company and then analyzes of the company's current "Mac versus PC" campaign. It discusses Microsoft versus Apple's advertisements for products and services and analyzes why Apple's strategy is so successful.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Company Overview
Evolution of the Apple Product
Current Marketing Initiatives at Apple
Rationale
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Today, Apple designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related software and peripherals, as well as a wide range of personal computing and communicating solutions. From the company's humble beginnings in the garage of one of its founders, Apple has taken on all comers and has emerged a winner in the highly competitive personal computer market because it has not been afraid of innovation and providing many consumers with what they really want: a computer that makes their lives easier and more fun. Because the newest incarnations of the Mac are able to run the Windows office suites, it is reasonable to assume that many former PC loyalists will be thinking twice about their next computer choice."

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