APPLE INC. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS REPORT Apple, Inc. Financial Analysis Report Ricardo Figueroa DeVry University BUSN412 Case Study Instructor David Mozinski May 27, 2013 Case Study Report Outline and Grading Guide (150 points) COMPANY NAME/WEBSITE/INDUSTRY Apple, Inc., http://www.apple.com/about/, Electronic Equipment BACKGROUND/HISTORY The company began as “Apple Computer” by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. They were college dropouts. The company almost went bankrupt in 1996 even
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Trecian Brown GB520: Strategic Human Resource Management Professor Susan Pettine Kaplan University Apple Inc. Case Study 2008 Apple Inc. Case Analysis Introduction The 2008 Harvard Business Case Study on Apple Inc, describes the illustrious company which is fast becoming the wealthiest company ever with a net worth of $500 billion dollars. It illustrates how the company has had some issues, but still find a way to yet sustain its’ name
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT APPLE INC. Submitted by: BURGAS, JHENNEL CATORCE, FREYA JULIA DACALOS, DAVE RYAN MERIDA, KRISTY RAE SABILLO, MA. CARMEN F 12:00-3:00 Submitted to: Mr. Rene Y. Paquibot 1. Summary Everything started on April 1, 1976, when Steve Jobs, 20, and Steve Wozniak, 25, both electronic experts, decided to create and sell personal computers designed by the latter. Their little company was located in Job’s garage. They called their
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Apple Case-- “Taking a Bite Out of the Competition” Synopsis On April 1, 1976 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs started and founded Apple Computers. Jobs was the visionary and marketing expert while Wozniak was more about the technical aspects. In 2004 Mr. Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Then in 2009 Jobs to medical leave from the company. Since 2004, the Apple Company led its competition in revenue and margins. And with the introduction of the products (iMac, MacBook, iPod, iPhone, and
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One of the first reasons for Apple’s failures was the apple III, which had major quality problems; the most important of these was due to the lack of a cooling fan where the apple III would overheat, warping the motherboard in 1980’s. Also another detail about why apple III did not succeed in the market was because of its price, which was more expensive, compared to business computers during that time. Furthermore, another 80’s failure was the “Lisa” which was named after Steve Job’s daughter. The
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Case Study Summary: Apple Inc is one of the most successful and valuable brand in the world. With their wide range of innovative and user friendly products ranging from iPod to iPhone, MacBook’s etc. Apple surely enjoys a huge market share and a loyal customer base. The huge success can be attributed to its ability to proactively think ahead of the market and leapfrog its competitor’s. But before achieving the huge success it had its own set of failures in the PC industry. Apples complete transformation
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Case Case Study #1 Apple Inc. Dixie Corbin MGMT 670 Fall 2013 What does a competitive strength assessment reveal about Apple's computer business as compared to the leaders in personal computer industry? Use the methodology in Table 4.2 to support your answer. Does it appear that the company's competitive positions in the media players and smartphones are stronger or weaker than its position in computers? Table 4.1 is in Chapter 4, page 65; Table 4.2 is the SWOT analysis, page 71. Apple
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The present case study «Apple Inc. in 2010» deals with the main problems of Apple Inc. (previously known as Apple Computer, Inc. for the first 30 years) - an American multinational corporation that along with its subsidiaries designs, manufactures and sells personal computers, consumer electronics and software. The company's best-known hardware products are the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Its most popular software includes the Mac OS X - a PC operating system and iOS
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GBA507 | Apple Case Study | | | | Laura GriffinJanuary 2, 2013Professor Gregory Fallon | | Apple Computer was founded in 1976 by masterminds Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs. Together they created and introduced the first mass produced personal computer and eventually went on to produce breakthrough after breakthrough in the technology and music world. Steve Jobs had a short stint away from the company however, returned many years later to bring Apple Inc. into the
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November 2013 Apple, Inc. A Case Study in External Communication Executive Summary Background: On June 25, 2010 Apple released the iPhone 4. With its sleek, new, stainless steel frame design, thousands of people rushed to buy Apple’s latest gadget. Apple and its partner carriers received 600,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4s in the first 24 hours, making it the largest number of pre-orders Apple had received in a single day for any device up to that time. By the end of the month, Apple had sold
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