Essays on Apple

Issue 1- Ethics and Legal Environment

The situation that Arnold the CEO of gun manufacturing company found himself in is very critical. There are two conflicting and touchy issues that Arnold needs to give attention. It is an ethical dilemma situation that needs him to carefully weigh the options. There is a public outcry from the shareholders that Arnold must remove Mac from the Board of director of the company. It is challenging because the shareholders are the backbone of the company and whatever they demand must be attended to. Likewise, Arnold has to consider the profile of Mac, especially how much he has tried ...

Since the launch of its first product, the Apple I in 1976, Apple Inc. has constantly been involved in the production of better and new products in order to meet the demands of the growing market and satisfy its customers. Almost each and every of its products has been improved to an advanced, sophisticated and satisfying level. The Apple I was improved to become better and more efficient computers that are used up to date, all over the world.

In the past dozen years, Apple Inc. has been able to produce multiple and different versions of its model of ...

For years, Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, was uninterested in the human resource department. Just before his medical leave, he hired the then dean of Yale school of Management, Joel Podolny to head Apple University. For some time, Podolny vanished from sight working on a project that highlighted the life of Apple after Jobs. To undertake this project Podolny hired a team of professors who conducted a series of internal case studies about significant decisions in Apple’s history. This raised a concern on whether Jobs had adequately prepared the company for his departure as most of his ...

Company Overview

Apple is one of the leading companies in the electronics and technology industry, second only to Microsoft. The company was established in 1976 by Steven Jobs and Steven Wozniak, and incorporated in 1977. Although its first computers failed, it grew gradually following the success of its later products starting from 1980. The company faced stiff competition in 1980s, following the entry of other players such as IBM into the market. In 1990s, the company experienced considerable challenges, both in the market as well as in its management, which led to Steve Jobs leaving the company. However, following a return ...

This paper is going to consider the different fallacies and forms of argument present in the clip ‘baby O.J and Bruno’ that I chose for the comparisons. There are different arguments, propositions and counter propositions presented in this clip, which exposes the common strategies used in arguments. An argument is made to confirm the truthfulness or the untruthfulness of a statement. The clip has arguments that move towards the argument that Bruno is a Gay individual. This will be our reductio ad absurdum where the argument in the clip will show that ‘the denial that Bruno is gay is ...

Introduction

If the accurate organizational structure is not put in place to support execution, even the best strategies may fail. An organization’s success greatly relies on the strategy that have been put in place to help in processes and people alignment, organizational capability, structures and a culture to optimize execution capabilities (Daft, 2011). Aligning organizational structure to the business strategy has aided Apple Inc. to survive the taut competition in the industry.

Apple Inc. is strategizing on producing iPhones with screens of up to 6 inches (Ian et al., 2013). The iPhones will have a high performance than ...

The case is about how people get frustrated with the product with multiple features, especially the electronics. The development in technology has made it possible to load products with several features which might be perceived as useful. However, the multiple features can cause a product to be irresistible to consumers and at the same time hard to operate. Thus, adding too many features into a single product will lead to feature fatigue.

The case analyzes how consumers trade off capability and usability before and after the usage of the product. In the research, the participants were allowed to interact ...

Introduction

Computing has gone a long way since the conception of Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine in 1837. Although the original ancestor of today’s modern computers have failed to deliver its intended function, technological revolution have changed the way people use the machine. This evolution of computers also entailed the same changes in associated hardware that changed the way people store information. The extinct era of floppy disk is divided into three generations, the 8”, 5.25” and 3.5”. Prior to the introduction of the floppy disk, storage medium back 1977 is in a form of a tape. However, the ...

This refers to the preliminary investigation to be conducted by the analysis team for the Ipad Rollout Project of your organization. To be unable to know the scope and limitations of the project, as well as the interventions to be made, a background investigation to determine the applicability of the project and its specifications is needed. In this regard, the project management team would like to request access to your company’s Annual Reports, teacher and student profiles, organizational structure, policies and any other documents that may help the team determine the applicability and scope and limitations of the ...

Apple Inc. is company that designs; makes and finds a market for its products that range from personal computing to mobile communication gadgets, their software as well as offering networking services to its customers. It is based in the United States of America. Apple supplies its products and services globally. It does so by making use of the online stores, direct sales, intermediary wholesalers, retail stores as well as buyers who buy the company’s products for resale. The company is growing and posses more than 350 stores. Due to the global demand of its products and services, the ...

Apple’s company website.

Apple Company was established by Steve Jobs in April 1976 and incorporated in January 3rd 1977. Over the past years, the company has developed to become the leading computer hardware, software, consumer electronics and the digital distribution. Apple Company takes pride in making life easier and even more efficient for the consumers in the United States of America.

The founder’s vision statement was to bring the best personal computing experience to the students, educators, creative professional and the consumers across the globe through pits innovative software, hardware and internet offerings. In line with its vision, the company’s ...

Response to an RFP on Customer Service Specialist

Response to an RFP on Customer Service Specialist

This paper seeks to provide both strategic and financial that makes a company have strong competitive power using Apple Inc. as an example. Any company in any industry stands a greater chance of competing in its respective industry no matter how large or small it is. The power of competitiveness of any firm in any industry depends on financial state and strategic plans set to facilitate the progressive operation of the firm within the industry. A best example of a firm existing in its industry and being at the top of ...

Question 1

Utilitarian theory provides that an activity should be designed in a way that seeks to provide the greatest happiness to the largest number of people. The theory as advocated for by Bentham is an ideal philosophy for business persons. In a business enterprise, an entrepreneur seeks to satisfy their customers. Therefore, entrepreneurs should always make their decisions with regard to utilitarian theory. By subscribing to this philosophy, a business person will provide satisfaction to the greatness number of its clients. If the majority of the customers are happy, the business will grow as the majority of them will come ...

Introduction

Ancient Greece was a Greek civilization that belonged to an era of Greek history which lasted from the ancient age of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of ancient times. The Greek civilization is generally deemed to be the influential culture which founded the basis of the Western Civilization (Mac Kendrick, 6). Ancient Rome on the other hand was an Italic civilization that emerged on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC (Mac Kendrick, 6). Over its turbulent 1200-year history, Ancient Rome developed from a little town into one of the most ...

Introduction

Sony one of the leading electronic company around the globe, is one of the leaders in the technological industry. The company also have an innovative culture that successfully increased in the market and effectively spread from one epic of the globe to another. On the other overview Apple Company is also one of the key leaders who have flooded the technological industry and effectively became the major role players in the industry.

In the market set up Apple Company remains one of the impressive companies around the globe in the context of the services provision. This is also illustrated ...

- Explain how supply chains may benefit from economies of scale?

In the market for goods and services, a supply chain refers to the processes that link together all the parties and prior processes involved, directly or indirectly, in ensuring the delivery of these goods and services to the ultimate consumer (Chopra and Meindl, 2004). Supply chains involve producers and manufacturers, suppliers, transporters, retailers, warehouses and customers. The functions and processes include product development, operations, distribution, marketing and customer service (Chopra and Meindl, 2004) . Economies of scale refer to the ability of a production process to lower average costs ...

The data link layer (layer 2) of the OSI model, specified by IEEE standard 802.2 is divided into two sub-layers; the Media Access Control (MAC) and the Logical Link Control (LLC) sub-layers. LLC sub-layer is bounded above by the network layer (OSI layer 3) and below by the MAC sub-layer. It thus provides services to both of these layers. LLC frames data into Protocol Data Units (PDUs) by adding a header that contains the control information used for error control and flow control. The header also contain the Source Service Access Point (SSAP) and Destination Service Access Point (DSAP) ...

A network operating system is a program that is executed on the server machine and also able to take care of the others, facts and figures, security, groups, applications and other networking operations. This paper will look cover the evolution and the extent in which network operating systems that are used in computer networks today. With the growing need to have a networked environment in the workplace today, there has also been the need to have computer networks and thus the growth and popularity of operating systems that will manage these networks. There are various network operating systems that ...

Walter, I. (2011). Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography. London: Brown Book Group.

This is a bestselling book authored by Walter Isaacson who has described the biography of Steve Jobs starting from his career as a technician in Atari Inc. and then moving to Apple Inc., after staying in many other companies for varying durations. In the end the author describes the illness and death of Steve Jobs. This book is considered suitable for preparing a brief introduction of this paper.

Carmine, G. (2012). Business Secrets of Steve Jobs. New York City (NY): McGraw-Hill Professional.

This book is written ...

- Based on the information given but in your own words, explain what approaches to recruiting might be best suited for Apple's talent acquisition.

There are several recruitment approaches that company use during their recruitment processes. One of the approaches is in-house recruitment through the human resource department. The department undertakes the entire process of advertising, interviewing and short listing qualified candidates. In some cases, the final decision on who gets employed is made by top level management who may not be part of the human resource team.

Companies can outsource the recruitment service to specialized recruitment firms through ...

This experiment was conducted to see if web sites look different in different browsers. The hypothesis for the experiment is that there would be less visual differences between web pages in the Windows browsers than there would be between the Windows browsers and the OS X browsers. Using the web page emulator Adobe Browserlab, two web sites were viewed in three different browsers, including Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7.0 (IE) for Windows, Google’s Chrome 18.0 for Windows, and Apple’s Safari 5.1 for OS X.

The first web site viewed was ...

Notably, social responsibility and comprehensive ethical strategies are essential contributors of a business success. These mainly hinge on a sound relationship among all business stakeholders, right from the production level to the final consumers. On the other hand, failure to conform to these factors may lead to poor performance by the business as well as portray a bad image for the firm.

Examples of Irresponsible Behavior in Business

HSBC was accused of failing to implement US anti money laundering laws that exposed Americans to financial exploitation by Mexican drug lords and other nations such as Iran. This scandal is approximated to amass a bill of ...

The overall research question in this research proposal is why people are enthusiastic to embrace planned obsolescence and leave old things aside in favor of new ones in a disposable society. Planned obsolescence is an intriguing topic on cultural studies. Planned obsolescence is an industrial policy in the making of a product with a restricted life span. This makes the product useless after some time hence it is beneficial to the producer because for consumers to continue using a product, they need to purchase a newer version of the same product. Planned obsolescence enhances the demand of a product ...

Apple Incorporated has set high standards in innovation for both hardware and software for consumer electronics. The company has continually revolutionized the technological scene since its inception in 1976. From its humble beginnings with the Apple I to the current success of iPods, iPhones and iPods, the company has come a long way (Datamonitor, 2012). At its inception, the company relied on the technical genius of its founders to succeed. Early products such as the Apple Lisa failed not because of low technological integrity but because of a high selling price and limited software options. The Macintosh, which was ...

Apple has been a revelation in the last few years in the technology industry. The company has been able to develop into a strong unit financially as well as building a reputation of developing high quality products. The company has been able to compete favorably against its rival companies such as Microsoft, Dell, HP, Nokia and Samsung in their respective sections. The success the company has realized can be attributed to its internal strengths. Despite some gaping weaknesses, the company capitalized on its strong points to realize its vision.

One of the main strengths is that Apple Inc. has ...

Apple is a successful computer, phone, and computer hardware and software producer. The external environment of the business has evolved drastically over the years opening up new opportunities as well as exposing the company to new threats. The company has numerous opportunities and threats which can be exploited and avoided respectively to ensure the company remains competitive and successful.

There are major threats that the company needs to curb in order to realize its mission and serve its stakeholders effectively. The IT software industry has many competitive and innovative companies such as Microsoft. The company faces similar conditions in ...

Apple, the leading computer manufacturing company founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1970 does not own an equally innovative, inspiring and a somewhat lofty mission statement as it could have been perceived (About, 2012). The mission statement of Apple is delivered as:

"Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the ...

Apple Inc.’s sales and promotional efforts are focused towards profit maximization over short-term investments. This is mainly because of the short life-cycle of technological in today’s competitive and innovative market (VanCamp, Faisal, Dora & Lanera, 2012, p. 57). The company uses coupons and rebates as part of its promotional efforts; however, these two are offered subject to the end-user purchasing Apple Inc.’s products from a qualified retailer.

Apple Inc. also uses packaging to grow its brand. The packaging of most of its products is meant to depict sobriety in terms of environmental conservation. The company uses vegetable ...

There is little doubt that the New iPad 3 is the best gadget in the industry when it comes to delivering unmatched and finest array of applications on a wide screen. The New iPad 3 offers improvements on its predecessor the iPad 2, making it brilliant in every sense of the description, be it reading, browsing, gaming, or entertainment. For instance, the Retina Display ensures that everything viewed on the screen appears superbly crisp (Apple). The A5X processor delivers maximum speed performance and exceptional graphics coupled with low-power system (Apple). The 5MP iSight rear camera improves HD video recording, ...

Step 1: Identifying Problems, Opportunities, and Objectives

The proposed new application is going to be called the Calorie Calculator, and it will help users keep track of their calorie count in terms of what they intake and what they burn. The application will allow users to enter the food and drink they take in during each meal. The application keeps track of their calorie intake for each day, so that they can easily track this information. They will have access to this information at any time, ...

Existence: flash has been in operation since the beginning of 1996 and has thus developed strong users and developers. Its latest version of the player is Linux, Microsoft Windows, Android 2.2+, Mac OS X, Google TV and RIM QNX. HTML 5 started in 2003, and in the beginning of 2011, its standard had risen to working in a draft state. As at today, HTML 5 uses such browsers as opera mini, apple safari, internet explorer and maxilla Firefox in a large extent. In terms of website adoption, about eighty-five percent of the ...

Introduction

In order for any organization to survive in the knowledge economy, it needs to have a better performance tomorrow than today and yesterday. The organization should always be on the lookout for the best ways of preventing occurrence of problems and correcting the existing ones. An organization should also seek to carry out improvements, on a continuous basis in order to achieve business sustainability. All these call for better knowledge management. According to Wei and Mohammed ( ...

Apple iPad had no real worries from competitors until Amazon introduced the Kindle Fire Tablet so the tech bloggers report. The product most like the Kindle Fire Tablet is Barnes & Noble Nook Color because they are similarly priced and offer similar applications (Rothman 2011). The costumer will make the best choice of tablet if they first consider what they want to do with their new gadget.

Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet is a perfect size for pockets so it can be carried everywhere without any annoying bulges or pokes. It measures 7 inches ...

The launch of Samsung Galaxy, at the beginning of this year the market share, became competitive due to already overcrowded tablet computing market. The probable beneficiaries of the tablet market are the Samsung and Apple Electronics who are already in the market. The emergence of the tablet computing market was due to introduction of the Microsoft Tablet in the year 2001. Upon this development, it has seen the entry of 20 separate products into the tablet computing market, which includes Amazon.com’s, Kindle DX, which is coupled with numerous offering from Nokia, Motorola, and LG companies. The ipad 2 ...

Background of the organization

Apple Inc. is one of the best internationally known computer companies that specialize in designing and creating iPads, iPods, iTunes, Macintosh desktops and laptop and operating systems like the OS X. The Company has embraced the revolutionary technology and has ventured in the manufacturing of iPhone. Apple is a brand that actively competes with others in the market. According Linzmayer (2004) the brand is very competitive even in the very competitive markets, in the PC market it is well represented by its highly reputed Macintosh computers and accompanying and related programs and software. In the electronics industry and market, ...

Introduction

Apple Inc is a multinational technology company that was founded in 1976 as Apple Computer Company and incorporated in 1977 in California USA. It later re-branded to Apple Inc. to capture its expansion into the production of consumer electronics products (Linzmayer, 2004). Among its globally recognized brands which include Macintosh computers, iPhones, iPods, and iPads have received the greatest attention by consumers, the media, and the industrial players. Apple has a workforce of about 35,000 employees spread across the world. Its sales during the period ended September 2009 amounted to US $ 42.91 billion (O'Grady, 2008). Its advertising campaigns ...

English is a language which is spoken by billions of people worldwide. The vast majority of people can speak, at very least, a smattering of the English language and as such, it has begun to gain a reputation for being the ‘lingua franca’ of the world of academia. The growth of the English language exploded during the prime years of the British Empire – at its height, the Empire consisted of almost a quarter of the planet and held control over millions of people (Luscombe). This was unavoidably likely ...

High-technology products are combination of market and technological uncertainties, they also carry competitive volatility, means a high level of threat that the same technology will be duplicated and introduced by their competitor. Challenges faced by any company while marketing High-Technology are different from traditional products. In the present paper we will discuss marketing concepts of newly launched product Apple I-Pad 2. Product Life-Cycle: The life cycle of a product has been defined in four stages. Stage one introduction, stage two growth, stage three maturity and stage four decline. When a new product is launched in the market, it falls ...

The Demise of Hewlett-Packard’s Touchpad

Hewlett-Packard, Inc., founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in 1939, is one of the most innovative hardware developers that cater to all types of consumers (“HP History,”n.d.). In a move to further expand their products and services, Hewlett-Packard, or HP, released the Touchpad, which they touted to be the one to beat Apple’s iPad. Sales, however, were dismal. In a little over a month, the price dropped and HP announced that it would discontinue the Touchpad (Woyke, 2011).

This decision by HP is hedged on two assumptions. The first is that the operating ...

The New York Times Article on Amazon Company Innovation

Amazon Company is an international company conducting electronic commerce. The company sells goods over the internet. Amazon has the ability to reach markets all over the world and target consumers who are in emerging markets. As result of its widespread markets, Amazon uses credit cards to receive payments from its clients. Customers who use their credit cards or their United Kingdom debit cards are required to give the details of their cards when they are making orders (Streitfield 1). After the first order has been made, the company’s customer-care personnel often give the client further instructions on how ...

Apple Inc is a public company operating in the television and radio and TV broadcasting and the main one being manufacturing of wireless communications equipment. Apple's net change in the cash flows of the year ending September 28, 2013 was $3,513 Million. 377.3% growth was a growth of over thrice the change in cash of the year ending September 29, 2012 which stood at only $931 Million. In cash flow from the operating activities, in the year ending September 28, 2013, Apple generated $53.7 Billion from its major business operations. This is a good sign for its investors ...

IPAD Marketing Analysis

Introduction The competitive nature of the business environment in view of a globalized economy and a tremendous surge in technological developments on a daily basis has made the playground cut throat to not only sustain but also grow the business. The success of an organization lies in its undertaking to a thorough investigation of potential opportunities in meeting the needs of the customer wants in accordance with the current trends which make them own the product in view of the image created. Apple’s iPad has been one product which shows what the company is all about in terms ...

Marketing concept and strategies of Apple Company

The Apple Company has employed various marketing concept and strategies in enhancing the customer's relationship. Google and Amazon companies have also considered the same concepts to enhance their relationship with their customers. To maintain this relationship, the companies have considered and given the customers feedback priority in the decision making. The management of these companies has developed customer relation by putting an effort in the understanding their expectations. This leads to translation of the expectation into quality improvement (Corbae, Jensen, & Schneider, 2003). This has gained these companies competitive advantage in computer marketing both locally and internationally. Customer's retention comes ...

Isaac Newton’s story of how an apple falling from a tree that hit his head inspired him to formulate a theory of gravitation is one that all school children grow up hearing about. Newton is arguably one of the most influential scientific minds having ever lived. He has published books such as Arithmetica Universalis, The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms, Methods of Fluxions, Opticks, the Queries, and most famously, Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. He formulated the three laws of gravitation, discovered the generalized binomial theorem, developed infinitesimal calculus (sharing credit with Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz, who developed the theory ...

Introduction- What is marketing?

In today’s fast moving world, nothing seems to be constant. The market is changing at a constant pace, and strategies that worked in the past are not applicable any more. We can say that the present is not like the past and future will be different from the present! It is essential that organizations accept this fact and start formulating strategies which can guide them in these uncertain times. Marketing is that part of an organization’s long term efforts which highlights its unique selling propositions to its potential customers. Marketing tries to bring out the positives and ...

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Essay 21 : We are what we eat

What to choose: a big, red and cheap apple or an organic one? For me, the answer is obvious. I prefer to eat natural and healthy food. Modern technology is developing so rapidly and has archived such results, that nowadays it is possible to grow an apple only for few days, moreover, it will look like a picture. But the question is: what it has inside? Is it an apple or just pesticides in a shape of an apple? I, personally, believe in Paul Bragg’s words: “ we are what we eat”. Our physical and mental conditions ...

INTRODUCTION

Lee Byung-Chull established Samsung in 1938. The Samsung group started as a trading company centered in Su-dong. At the beginning, it acted as a grocery in the city. In 1947, it expanded its services to Seoul but moved after declaration of the Korean War. The founder ventured into the textile industry in Korea. In 1960, Samsung penetrated in the telecommunications hardware industry. Later on, the company started to produce Telecommunications equipment, semiconductors and home appliances. Since then, it has expanded its services to more than 68 countries and it has more than 285 operations across the globe. The company’ ...

Purchase decisions about products sometimes hold greater importance for buyers; whereas, other times it is considered a routine purchase. High involvement products are those that involve the buyer’s attention in the form of greater time and greater resources. On the other hand, low involvement products are those which do not require the buyer’s attention as they are usually conditioned towards making similar purchases. When people spend a greater amount on a product or service they ensure they are not fooled into spending their money. Consequently, this requires the buyer to be aware of the product and most ...

This is a chimpanzee with “The Apple” and not an apple. The Apple Company is a reputable company and known for the production of superior electronic products. The work depicts a chimpanzee operating a laptop from the Apple Company. This only happens in the contemporary world, which is dominated by several acts of innovation and rights of all beings. Chimpanzee has a right as an animal and is entitled to express its opinions depending on the level of its capability. In this scenario, the chimpanzee is alone and in possession of a laptop of which it tends to operate. ...

Article # 1 - How to Get More Visitors to Click, Buy or Promote on Your Site:

When we talk about perfection in a website, there is no such thing. In other words, it means that there is always a room for improvement and betterment. The point to ponder is how to improve one’s website. The first step is to determine the primary goal of website. What purpose does it serve to the target audience? Is the purpose of the page to promote it on social media, encourage people to call you, get chances to fill out a form or to generate online sales? Once a person understands what the goal is all about, the ...

[Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees] [Institutional Affiliation(s)] [Include any grant/funding information and a complete correspondence address.] Globalization of corporations has affected the geography, people and the economic system. It is not surprising to understand that globalization has developed across borders to progress in trade; however globalization has not been beneficial for the people as the advantages of globalization are savored only by the corporations. The present approach of globalization has made people lose their national identity. The developed nations, for example, United States is considered to provide good living standards, and job opportunities ...

SWOT Analysis and its importance

SWOT analysis is a basic framework that evaluates and monitors the external and internal environment of an organization and measures its strength, weakness, opportunities and threats. In order to understand the essence of SWOT analysis, it is important that we break down its components with respect to its operating environment. External Environment: This consists of several external factors which explore the different opportunities that are available for a particular organization. Apart from this, it also evaluates the potential and current threats that might disrupt the organization’s strategic goals. - Opportunities: This is an area in which a particular ...

Network security is critical in the design of a network infrastructure. This is because such a design ensures that network equipment and devices including access mechanisms prevent unauthorized access. However, such can be implemented by protecting network links, hardening network devices such as routers and switches either through configurations or implementing new levels of security to perform the functions. The technology to be used in enforcing enterprise wide security matters a lot, some such as the Virtual Private Network guarantees security through encryption where data is encrypted and routed over a tunnel across the public network, while at the ...

Introduction

Business ethics serves a great purpose in ensuring that enterprises engage in legitimate trade activities. More so, business ethics provides for a fair playing ground in a business context. Business leaders have a responsibility in upholding ethics in their business transactions (Johnson, 2014). With ethics, the transactions become free and it provides a chance for business growth. This paper focuses on Steve Jobs as an ethical business leader. The paper will highlight different ethical principles that apply in business and relate them to the business leadership displayed by Steve Jobs.

Brief Overview of Jobs as a Business Leader

Today applications designers envy the business legacy left behind ...

Introduction: Apple became the world’s biggest computer company in 2012, reaching $546 billion market capitalization more than the market value of the renowned leader, Exxon Mobil. While Apple remains silent about its new products, the existing line up is now facing a stiff competition. This paper aims to explain to the readers about Apple Company’s contribution to advanced technology, a brief story about the company, and its current status in the market. Thesis: Is Apple Company still the leader in personal computer industry? No, Apple is no longer the leader in personal computers. Basis of its decline ...

My interest in the Apple Company did not go beyond curiosity and reading news lines connected with it. I never understood the people who are the fans of products from Apple and did not understand their devotion to only one brand. For me, it was simply impossible to imagine how not to try a gadget of one brand after using of previous another one. Yes we all know that Apple manufactures devices of sufficient quality However, many other vendors do so as well. So why are there multi-million army of fans of Apple who would not for the world ...

Introduction

In the year 1991, Fraunhofer IIS a company in Germany developed what is today known as MP3 format. This innovation revolutionized the distribution, storage and how music was being consumed. Main Reasons for the rapid distribution and revolution of music plays a vital role in today’s lives. Despite the fact that, it requires time and the effort to be able to find a suitable music that fits our taste, a Radio station and also record labels that we prefer. Since, radio station ends up only deciding what we listen and the time we do so (Reeza Fazily, 2011). ...

- In the case “Fraunhofer and MP3” case (Opening case, Chapter 9, Schiller, 2013), what industry conditions lead to the revolution in audio distribution described in the case? Which stakeholders stand to benefit most (or least) from this revolution? The innovative culture of technology is one element that cannot be controlled when it comes to its manner of embracing the concept of progress. It could be realized that through the different advancements in technology, the manner of creating and distributing music has changed through time. Among such developments include the creation of several music files into particular formats that ...

ITunes Music Store Analysis

ITunes music store is a one-stop online shop for digital contents consist of music, apps, movies and, electronic publications. The store is a division of Apple Inc. business focusing on providing contents for Apple-native devices. Consumers can purchase and download either individual tracks or complete albums from the artists of different genres. Unlike other online distribution shops, iTunes is not a subscription service or a stand-alone website, it is an entire application that is normally integrated in the operating systems and it is downloadable from the Apple store’s website. Albums cost between $7.99 and $12.99 but the majority ...

The tradition of celebrating Halloween dates back from the ancient legends and folklore across the world. In Catholic countries, November 1 is the All Saints Day, which marks a special celebration of the saints’ good deeds here on earth. November 2 is considered as the All Hallows Eve, a day said to believe that spirits of the dead return to the land to visit their loved ones. Originally, the tradition of Halloween dates back since the Middle Ages, based on the ancient pagan festivity in Ireland. This celebration is called ‘Samhain,’ (pronounced as sow-een) which means ‘the end of ...