It’s short, sweet, and leaves the mind open for imagination. However, there are not many factors that suggest goals, company policies, or competitive spheres. “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 is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.” A myriad of problems exist with this so-called mission statement.
Apple Inc. Factors MGT/230 October 1, 2012 Apple Inc. Factors Over a 100 years ago we would have never dreamed of the technology we have today much less the advancement of the cell phones we carry. Thanks to Apple Inc. we carry the most advanced technology in the palm of our hands. These are to include Macintosh, iPhones, iPads, and iPods, which are sold worldwide. Apple Inc. has strived to build a solid foundation and create a way to stay one step ahead of other competition by hiring outstanding managers. Managers must remain consistent and understand how the internal and external factors may affect the four functions of management in a business.
Conclusion 9. References 1.Introduction This report is about the Apple Inc. Company and covers the budgetary and financial plans and achievements of the company. The Apple Inc. Company designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software. The company’s products and services include Iphone, Ipad, Mac, Ipod, Apple TV, professional software such as iOS and Mac OS X, it also delivers and sells digital content and applications through the Itunes Store, APP store, IBooks store and Mac App store. The markets for the Company’s products and services are highly competitive and the Company is confronted by aggressive competition in all areas of its business.
What I have just described is the process of getting an upgrade at the end of your contract, this is how Apple penetrate the market as when you upgrade, you will most likely go with a newer version of your old phone as you are used to the operating system and how the phone works. Apple released Apple TV in 2006; it allows the TV to access iTunes, Pictures & internet apps like Netflix. This is an example of Apples diversification. Apple uses market development to expand across different markets, for example they can provide anything from one of the top of the range smartphones on to the best tablets or pc’s/laptops. They have one of the best customer services by having stores that you can take your apple product in to and they’ll try to fix it in 10 minutes or they give you a new one.
Apple operates in an industry where the latest and greatest is old news by mid next month. There are constant changes which lead to huge dollars being spent to stay ahead of the competition. Apple has been successful as of late developing and introducing products that are wanted in the market place. They are extremely successful in creating a buzz around their products and a demand for the products which allows them to keep the prices high. One of the biggest challenges that Apple is facing is the compatibility to other computers and devices.
How does the ad use ethos?" Last , but not least they use ethos by also showing the risk promession jobs take using their devices. Does the ad seem effective to you? Yes, this ad is effective to me because if you were to take a vote around the world on how many people use Apple devices the other companies device , I believe Apple would have the most votes. Internet link to the advertisement: advertising.apple.com/
Apple Inc. Jeymi Charles MRK/421 June 19, 2014 Michele Dougherty Apple Inc. Apple has been innovative in providing product and services for its customers. Having a competitive advantage they produce products like the IPad IPod, Mac, Apple TV and IPhone. Although some would say apple has lost its competitive edge with the passing of CEO and founder Steve Jobs, the company remains one of the leading sellers in the technology industry. In the world of personal handheld devices, the I industry remains dominant among its competitors and can continue to demand a price for which Apple known for, and yet holds its value even through re-sale. Apple has a variety of products that appeal to all cultural demographic.
Quality refers to how well designed and made a product is and the expectations that people have of a business will influence the way that the products are designed and created for customers. Apple is known as a top technology manufacturing company due to majority of people having mobile phones being iPhones. Apple customers have high standards for quality expectations for new products. Because of the advances in technology, Apple needs to upgrade and adjust current models of their products to satisfy the needs of customers’ expectations. Every year or so Apple will bring out new models of their iPhone, iPods and laptops that live up to the hype of the customers’ expectations.
The latter brought even more profit to the company and was followed by iPhone, Mac book and iPad. Those products` popularity helped Apple to become one of the top companies in the world. (Dougherty,2010) Organisational culture There are numerous definitions for organisational culture. For example, Mullins described it as “The collection of traditions, values, policies, beliefs, and attitudes that constitute a pervasive context for everything we do and think in an organisation.“ (Mullins, 2010, p.739) In easier words, corporate culture shows, how things are done in the company. Taken into account Handy`s four types of organisational culture, Apple Inc. has a mixture of power and task cultures.
There are many different operating systems to pick from, but for now let’s compare Apple’s OS vs. Androids OS. Which operating system is the most efficient? Which offers the most for consumer’s money? Which one is overall most consumer friendly? Although the answers to these questions can vary greatly from person to person, my goal is to outline the pros and cons of both systems so that consumers can make a more knowledgeable decision.