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Apple Computers, 2007.
A case study analysis of the recovery strategies of Apple Computers after a decline in its business.
3,585 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 100.95
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This paper analyzes business declines in general and how a company might go about recovering from such a decline. It then focuses on the Apple Computer Company and describes the strategy the company utilized to recover after it experienced a significant decline. The paper describes the monumental profitability that Apple has realized in the wake of the release of iPod and iPhone.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Literature Review On Companies Coming Back From Decline
Case study
History of Apple Computer
Charismatic leader of Apple Computer
Steve Jobs
Analysis
How Steve Jobs influences Apple Computer (founding-leaving-return)
Conclusion and Recommendations
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"One of the unintended consequences may be the demise of many music stores that once sold CDs and the demise in the sell of CDs themselves. Perhaps Steve Jobs knew that iTunes and iPods would change the manner in which people around the world listened to music but it is not clear if the company knew the results would be this significant. Another unintended consequence has been lawsuits filed against the company. It seems that the Apple Company which specializes in music distribution for the Beetles sued Apple Computer Inc. because it breeched an agreement between the two companies that guaranteed that Apple Computer Inc. would not distribute music. At the time the agreement was made, Apple Computer had no way of knowing the advances in technology that would be made and that someday a computer company would have the capacity to distribute music on such a grand scale."
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Career Opportunities with Apple Computers, 2004.
A look at internship and career opportunities with Apple Computers.
1,058 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper examines how Apple Computers has a positive policy of recruitment, including internship, on-the-job training, and several career opportunities. It explains the importance of having computer-based knowledge in today's job market and discusses how Apple Computers promotes this ideal.
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"Internships with Apple offer real learning experiences that do lead into lifelong careers in any number of diverse paths. Within Apple, there are a number of business groups that hire interns specifically because of the experience these prospective employees have with the company. The software engineering group, which produces Apple?s operating system, hires interns for working on the OS X Server, Technical Publications, and Graphics and Imaging. The Applications Engineering group develops, tests, and enhances many software applications, and they hire interns to help test and develop new applications. The Product Marketing group collects and responds to feedback from consumers and developers, and they hire interns for product marketing manager positions. The developer relations group provides technical support and marketing resources, and they hire interns ?who can be partnership managers or who can provide technical services to developers.? (FAQ) Finally, the finance group provides forecasting, performance reporting, and investment analysis to Apple, and the finance group hires both undergraduate and graduate students as financial analysts."
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History of Apple Computers, 2006.
A paper tracking the Apple Computer company from its beginnings until today.
1,162 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper describes Apple Computer's journey from the first Apple system computers to today's iMacs and iPods. The paper discusses Apple's ups and downs, including the career of Steve Jobs, the successes of some Apple products and the failures of others.
Table of Contents:
The Beginning
Apple II
Apple III, Lisa and Macintosh
Jobs Loses his Job
Apple Loses out to Microsoft
The Return of Steve Jobs
Success in Digital Music Products
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"Apple Computer was in the forefront of the personal computer revolution in the 1970s and 1980s. In the period, Apple introduced the first integrated personal computer named Apple I, and other successful modes such as Apple II and Mac that set the standards of user-friendliness in PCs. Since that time, the company has seen a number of ups and downs. It has made several wrong turns, lost a significant share of the PC market, and gone into red for long periods of its operation. Apple, has, however been down but never out. It has bounced back from the brink several times by introducing innovative products such as the stylish iMac computer, the iTunes music store, and the market-leading iPod line of portable music players. Today, Apple Computer has the unique distinction of being the only surviving company from the early days of PCs. In this paper I shall trace the fascinating history of Apple Computers starting with the beginning, the introduction of Apple II, Lisa and Macintosh, Job's departure from Apple, Apple's slump, the return of Jobs and Apple's revival, and finally Apple's success in the digital music market."
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Apple Computers and Popular Culture, 2004.
Examines the influence of Apple Computers (Macintosh) on popular culture.
1,058 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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Apple Computer, Inc., is recognized worldwide for creating powerful solutions that are based on user-friendly personal computers, servers, peripherals, software, personal digital assistants, and Internet content. This paper shows how Apple has had a profound influence on popular culture as well. It explains how Macintosh users are not just users, they are devotees who use the computer to express their beliefs on the relationship between technology and society; they believe the Mac is not simply an object by which to think, it is a spiritual path to a future where technology and humans co-exist in harmony.
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"As one computer commentator asserts, ?Apple never pretended to be just another Silicon Valley start-up?it sold itself as the great hope of the counterculture? (Lam Pp). When Apple introduced the iMac, it captivated consumers, in fact, approximately one-third of those who bought iMacs had never owned a computer before (Fishman Pp). These first-timers were motivated to purchase their first computer because of the image that the iMac conveyed ? its colors, approachability, and simplicity (Fishman Pp). Apple was the first manufacturer to produce a computer in a rainbow of colors and the iMac instantly won a spot in popular culture and came to represent all turn-of-the-century computers (Fishman Pp)."
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Apple Computers, 2006.
This paper provides an analysis of the Apple Computer company and its products.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 5 sources, $ 106.95
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The paper explains that the purpose of this report is to give a sense of the way the Apple Computer company has had an impact on technology, on business and on society in terms of products developed, changes in ways of communicating and doing business and effects on the habits of the consumer. The paper notes the different products produced, how these have been marketed and how they have affected society.
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"The company began as a designer and manufacturer of home computers under the names Apple and Macintosh and that remains an important product segment. The company has since increased its reach with the introduction of the MP3 player iPod, used for downloading music from the Internet for personal portable listening."
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Apple Computers, 2006.
A glimpse at Apple Computer's corporate culture.
1,026 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper takes a peek into the corporate culture of the Apple Computer corporation. According to the paper, despite the image the company projects of being very hip, there is a very strong work ethic and commitment to deadlines that isn't common across other high tech companies globally. The paper reports that a sixty or seventy hour work week is average for the typical Apple employee, and the higher the position the greater the commitment required.
Outline:
A Glimpse at Apple's Corporate Culture
Apple's Financial Position in 2006
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"The company attracts workaholics looking for a cause to completely commit themselves to. As a result of this dynamic and the fact that in many of the company's years it has been thinly staffed, there is almost always more work to be done than people to do it. As the company has at times fought for its survival and had to rely on unconventional approaches to getting work done, it has earned as reputation for being nonconformist. As the brand thrives on this image the fact is that Apple is one of the hardest working and most driven PC companies in the world, an attribute that is responsible for their survival as others have fallen. A sixty or seventy hour work week is average for the typical Apple employee, and the higher the position the greater the commitment required. Guy Kawasaki (1990), head of Software Evangelism, writes in his book The Macintosh Way, of the hours that he would invest in planning software developer visits to convince them to write applications for the Apple Macintosh. Kawasaki was a big reason the Apple Macintosh succeeded as he created a very strong and reliable group of software developers that provided Apple with the necessary software applications to make the Macintosh usable. The company would eventually adopt an Open Source platform approach to software development and greatly increase the options for its loyal customers in the process."
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Apple Computers, 2002.
A paper which examines the reasons why people are dedicated to Apple Computers despite it being second place in the computer market.
1,361 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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Unable to compete on either price or selection, Apple has comfortably settled in on being number two in the computer market, but that doesn't negate their being number one in the hearts and minds of those in the know. The paper shows that whether they admit it or not Apple promotes and encourages a cult-like devotion to their products. The paper examines reasons for consumers' devotion to Apple, including its emphasis on individuality, power, ease and community, as well as using classical musician Yo Yo Ma as their spokesperson.
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"The Apple world is tidy, clean, and simple. It emphasizes four things, individuality, power ease, and community. It's gone from the incandescent colors of two years ago, when lower-priced IMACS and IBOOKS dominated its pages two years with ibooks back to whites, deep sea blues, and soft grays. It portrays the soft aesthetic of a futuristic world in harmony while maintaining what could be called a neoclassical look. Their style of type, geometrical design conscious of the golden rule of proportion, along with their choices of colors recalls the temples of ancient Greece. That the OSX symbol for their operating system appears countless times like some Latin acronym gives it a Roman look."
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Apple Computers, Inc., 1991.
This paper discusses Apple Computers, Inc.: Background snf development, leadership, industry framework, products, strategy, competition, organization and strengths and weaknesses.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 10 sources, $ 87.95
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"The growth of Apple Computer, Inc. provides one of the greatest success stories of recent times. The organization was established in 1975 by electronics wizard Steve Wozniak and entrepreneur Steve Jobs. Wozniak and Jobs started their business on a shoestring. Together, they barely had $1,000 to invest, and their first computers were built in the garage of Jobs' home. Their first model, the Apple I, sold only a couple of hundred units. However, the improved Apple II quickly sold in the tens of thousands. By 1980, Apple Computer was worth $117 million (Depke and Brandt, 1991, p. 61). In 1984, the year that Apple introduced its popular Macintosh model, the company attained more than $1 billion in sales. In 1990, Apple Computer's annual revenues were worth well over $5 billion (McCarroll, 1991, p. 46). In 1985, Apple underwent dramatic changes when John Sculley ... "
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Apple Computer, 2005.
This paper discusses the history of Apple Computer based on the book "Apple Computer 2002" by Yugi Wang.
1,820 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 58.95
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In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started a company called Apple to produce and sell the computer they had designed in their spare time. This paper examines how Apple's products have defined the personal computer industry for its entire history. Most current computer products can be traced directly back to Apple and those that cannot still bear the marks of Apple's influence. It looks at how the first successful PC was the Apple II, which brought computing in to homes and schools and how the Macintosh made graphical user interfaces affordable and accessible to users outside of research laboratories.
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"For home users, Jobs positioned the iMac as a "digital hub", which would be the center for all a user's multimedia content. Apple introduced a digital music player, the iPod and a compatible music download service, the iTunes Music Store. A few months later, Apple released versions of both products that worked with Windows PCs; the iPod and iTunes quickly dominated their markets. While competing products have caught up in terms of features and price, Apple is holding on to its lead in this market."
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Dell Vs. Apple Computers, 2008.
A comparison of the Dell Dimension C521 and the Apple iMac 17" desktop computers.
919 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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The paper compares the Dell Dimension C521 and the Apple iMac 17" that are both consumer-oriented desktop computers. The paper relates that they differ in price and in terms of their technical status and their technological parts. The paper looks at their hardware and software and explains that they utilize different operating systems, with the Dell Dimension desktop more fully customizable than the iMac.
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"The Dell Dimension C521 comes with an AMD Sempron 3400+ processor or a AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core, at varying speeds depending on the user's preference. The iMac 17" comes with either an 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or a 1.83GHz. However, the consumer can upgrade the processor to 2.16 GHz on the iMac. The different processor brands (Intel and AMD) are comparable but the Dimension C521 comes with the low-end Sempron."
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Apple Computers, 2007.
A discussion of the strategic initiatives at Apple that helped turn it into one of the most innovative and profitable companies in the world.
1,076 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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The paper relates that the rejuvenation of Apple is directly attributable to three strategic areas becoming more effective. The first is the transformation of their operations systems, the second is the greatly intensified focus on product development and the third is the renewed emphasis on their distribution strategies. The paper also notes that underscoring these strategic initiatives is the vision and passion of one of the company's founders, Steve Jobs.
Outline:
How Apple Transformed its Operations Systems
Intensified Focus on Product Development and Innovation
Transforming Distribution Channels through Order Management
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"The underlying system components that Apples' Operation Systems rely on for keeping demand from all selling channels in coordination to supply chain systems is their global distributed order management system, direct selling forecasting system, indirect selling forecasting system, pricing management system, and services system that handles both music-based and computer-based or Macintosh systems. The integration of all these systems is at the distributed order management hub within Apple's manufacturing centers which gives Apples' retailers real-time status of their orders."
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Apple Computer, 2002.
The paper looks at the economic forecast of Apple Computer.
796 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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The paper shows that Apple Computer has had a roller coaster existence since its founding in 1977. Its PC market lead shot down in the early 1980?s by IBM, Apple has had an on-again-off-again profile ever since. The paper discusses the many predictions to Apple?s end for over a decade. However, although, Apple has never been able to regain its lead foothold on the market, some feel it is far from folding. The paper looks at Apple's financial situation, its intentions for its many profitless stores and its future marketing strategies.
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"In July 2002, Apple reported a slide in quarterly earnings and revenue. This was a blow to the recovery it began a year ago. Earnings ?fell to $32 million or 9 cents per share in its fiscal third quarter from $61 million or 17 cents per diluted share a year earlier and $40 million or 11 cents per share in the March quarter? (Apple pg). Apple?s sales were $1.43 billion after $1.48 billion from the previous year, and $1.5 billion in the March quarter, ?which Apple originally had expected to improve on by $100 million?"
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The Apple Macintosh Computer, 2007.
This paper looks at the development and significance of the Apple Macintosh computer.
2,244 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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In this article the writer looks at how the Mac revolutionized relations between people and computers. The writer discusses the development of the Apple Macintosh Computer, as well as its historical significance. Specifically, the paper traces the rise of the Mac from the first crude conceptions of an "integrated" and user-friendly computer in the 1970s to its dramatic explosion upon the scene in early 1984 to its gradual evolution ever since. In so doing, the paper emphasizes the incremental nature of Mac's maturation over time and how the new product debilitated the old print publishing industry by giving ordinary citizens access to tools once wholly the preserve of "big-city" publishing and printing houses. Finally, and most importantly, the paper touches upon what the Mac has meant to "people/computer" relations over the last 22 years. The writer maintains that the Mac has brought hi-tech into the typical home and made computers, quite literally, a part of the family.
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"1979 constitutes the great leap forward for Apple and for personal computer technology. As mentioned above, 1979 was the year wherein Apple employee Jef Raskin suggested to his superiors that Apple create a new "all-in-one" computer capable of reaching out to the average person. By September of that year, approximately four months after Raskin's initial proposal, the company's board has approved a research project centered on Raskin's idea. Shortly thereafter, Jobs and the company's lead software engineer, Bill Atkinson, visit Xerox's PARC lab in Palo Alto, California, and come up with some ideas that will prove critical in the maturation of the still-embryonic Macintosh (it may be inferred that Jobs and Atkinson saw the applicability of visual icons to their own computer design when examining Xerox's products, but the source does not make an explicit linkage). In any case, May of the following year sees Apple boldly announce at the National Computer Conference that it has come up with something called the Apple III - a new operating system with a "built-in" disk controller and peripheral slots."
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Apple Computer, Inc., 2008.
An analysis of Apple Computer's strategies regarding their mp3 and home computer divisions.
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that Apple Computer, Inc. has rocketed to the top of the technology industry with the incredible performance of its two core products, its mp3 player Ipod and home computer Macs. The paper also points out that Apple's penchant for creativity combined with their overall ability to create user friendly but technologically sophisticated products has won them loyalty from customers and continued raves from the world community. The paper also points out that Apple's success within these two markets, however, will not go unchallenged. The paper then takes a close look at Apple's challenges within their mp3 and home computer divisions and analyzes their strategies for overcoming these challenges.
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"Apple's mp3 division has been at the heart of its revolution from a dying niche brand to one of the most potent forces in the technology industry. Its Ipods have been cited as having a 92.3% market share of all hard drive based music players, this is an incredible statistics since no company had more than 23% market share of the mp3 market up until the late 1990s. Their incredible growth, however, is facing some roadblocks as internal and external problems have developed. Their first primary challenge is that there has been an increase in competition over the past three years."
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