1.1: Company Background and History On April 1st, 1976 Apple was discovered by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne to sell the Apple I personal computer kit. Steve Jobs owned 45% of the company, Steve Wozniak with 45% and Wayne with the remaining 10%. Apple Inc. is an American corporation that designs and manufactures computer hardware, software and other consumer electronics. The company is best known for their Macintosh personal computer line, Mac OS X, extremely loyal user-base, iTunes media application and the iPod personal music player. Apple’s headquarters is in Cupertino, California, CEO and co-founder is Steve Jobs and the company boasts 284 retail locations spanning 10 different countries.
A. Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs; VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program. 18. What challenge to the IBM PC did Apple launch in 1984? What response did Microsoft launch against Apple a few years later? A. Apple launched the Apple Macintosh in 1984.
Innovation Strategy Jose University of Phoenix Strategic Planning & Implementation, STR/581 July 22, 2015 Instructor: Dr. Magda Oquendo-Santiago Innovation Strategy The rules of innovation are charging. Apple Inc. somehow knew this year’s before the rest of the world. Apple Inc. has successfully embedded innovation in its DNA. Apple reported in their financial statements that about $75 million was spent in the development of the iPhone. Apple spent money developing a new innovative product that disrupted and changed the electronics market place.
Pentium Flaw Intel was founded in July 1968 by American engineers Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore. Their Pentium microprocessor was first introduced in 1993. The Pentium was the first Intel chip for PC’s to use parallel processing, which significantly increased its speed. It had 3.1 million transistors on one chip, compared to its predecessor the 80486 with 1.2 million transistors per chip. In 1994 the public began to notice a flaw.
The company initially focused on radio waves technology research along with transmission of wireless data. During the year 1988 RIM became the first company to introduce Wireless data technology in North America. It initially partnered with Rogers CanTel to develop software that supported one-way text messaging, later partnered with Ericsson to develop two-way wireless communication. In the year 1992, Jim Balsille a Harvard alumni joined Mike Lazaridis as the Co-CEO along with an investment of $250,000. Eventually, during the year 1995 RIM received a modest $5,000,000 from
It has over 500 stores globally with over 30,000 employees. It was founded in April 1st 1976. Steve jobs and Steve Wozniak first established the Apple1 in 1976, it was hand made by Steve Wozniak. A man called Steve jobs used to be the CEO of Apple but from the screen print below we can see that he resigned from his position in August and a new CEO called Tim Cook has taken over. Since 1976 they have produced many successful and revolutionary electronic products such as the iPod, they have sold
The author remarks on the amount of personal computers sold around that time and evaluates the productivity of computer stores. I believe this is a valid source because the author, Portia Isaacson was one of the first outside columnists for CRN and is now president of Dream It Inc, a corporation that helps support businesses through creativity, digital socialization, e-commerce and technology. She also
Assignment 1: Chipping away at Intel Student: Vivian Samuel Professor: Dr Vanessa Graham Class: HRM 560 Date: January 28, 2013 Case Study @ Intel Discuss the changes at Intel over the first three years of CEO Craig Barrett’s tenure. The case study presented for this assignment describes the management decisions of Craig Barrett as being “bold moves that took Intel beyond chip making for PC’s [and] into the production of information and communication appliances as well as services related to the Internet” (Palmer & Dunford 2009 pg 72). Barrett had spent lots of money by investing in new business projects and markets that soon had to be withdrawn due to possible lack of knowledge. The first change conducted by Barrett was to “withdraw [the business] from the production of network servers and routers after copping backlash from its biggest customers Deli and Cisco” Second, he closed down Intel’s partner for e-commerce services iCat, which was an e-commerce service partner for small businesses providing Web broadcasting of share-holder meetings. Barrett seemed to believe that his so-called ‘hands on leadership disciplines were the best strategies for keeping Intel out in front of its growing list of competitors.
Chipping Away at Intel Managing Organizational Change HRM 560 July 21, 2012 Chipping Away at Intel In 1968, two scientists, Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, founded Intel with a vision for semiconductor memory products. By 1971, they had introduced the world’s first microprocessor (Intel Company Information, n.a.). Since then, Intel has established a heritage of innovation that continues to expand the reach and promise of computing while advancing the ways people work and live worldwide (Intel Company Information, n.a.). Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products, and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live (Intel Company Information, n.a.). In this paper discussed will different changes at Intel over the past three years the Craig Barrett became CEO.
Individual Case Study- Apple Inc. Issue/Problem Identification 1. What are the central facts of the case? Apple is a leading developer and retailer of consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded the company in 1976 with the goal of creating easy to use machines. Today the company is best known for their Mac computer line with their iOS operating systems, as well as their innovative products including the iPhone, iPod, and iPad.