They entered the computer market in 1966. 1984 they came up with their first desktop ink jet & laser printer after that HP rose in popularity among average consumer. With the merger with Compaq in 2002, HP becomes one of the major players in desktop, laptop & many mobile computing products. “In 2007, HP's revenue was $104 billion, making HP the first IT company in history to report revenues exceeding $100 billion. In 2008 HP retained its global leadership position in inkjet, laser, large format and multi-function printers market, and its leadership position in the hardware industry.
Organizational behavior Introduction of the organization’s background and nature of its business. Apple Inc., previously Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational company headquartered in California that designs, advances, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and individual computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod music player, the iPhone smartphone, and the iPad tablet computer. Its software contains the OS X and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media browser, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork originality and production suites. The company was founded on April 1, 1976, and incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc. on January 3, 1977.
Influence factors of innovation 13 4. Innovation Value Chain (IVC) model 14 INTRODUCTION Apple Inc is an American computer technology corporation; its head office is located in Silicon Valley in California which is known as the heaven of many big technology and electrics companies. Apple was established in 1976 by Steve Wozniak and Steve Job under the name of Apple Computer; and in early 2007, it was renamed as Apple Inc. Apple’s products are very extensive with personal computers (PCs), mobile phones, music devices, and many other related high-tech equipments. Since 1990s, Apple has been one of the biggest giant in technological sector in the world. According to Fortune 500, a list rating 500 best US companies, in 2012, Apple is at the seventeenth position in this list and is one of three most profitable companies (money.cnn.com).
Brief history: Apple computers Inc. was founded on 1976 by Steve jobs and Steve Wozniack. While Jobs was the genius behind the idea, Wosniack was the technical wizard behind the product. After building the first circuit board and selling 200 units, they were ready to strike the world with the first commercial product the Apple ][, under the pillars that will become part of the Apple brand; easy to use and a quality product. This is the begging of the PC era, which shaped the world to what we know it today. Apple inc. (formally Apple Computers Inc.) is a Manufacturer, Designer and Seller of various consumer electronics including personal computers, media devices (including the iPod, iPhone and many other devices), accessories and peripherals as well as the sales of media (including music, video and many other entertainment mediums) and software to support the previously listed items, including operating systems, music and video applications and various other resources.
Steve Jobs “A Computer Entrepreneur” Robert T. White Prof. Dobbins Intro. To Computer Programming 105 September 2, 2010 Introduction Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in the city of San Francisco. He would soon be known to the World as the Co Founder of Apple computers. And soon to give other innovations such as the NeXT Corp. Then followed by the iMac and the iPod. He then became CEO of Pixar entertainment with movies like Toy Story and others.
This report relays a strategic advertising campaign for the apple TV. COMPANY ANALYSIS * Apple Inc was incorporated in 1973. Founded by Steve Jobs, the company’s core business is manufacturing and selling mobile and computer multimedia devices and software. In addition, it provides other communication solutions like networking, peripherals and other non-mobile digital products (Reuters, 2012). * Some of the products and services include the iPhone, Apple TV, iPad and iMac.
The founders of Atari, Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney released the first video arcade game, “Computer Space” in 1970. Within next ten years companies such as Atari, Magnavox, and Coleco released home video game console systems. In 1980, the first 3-dimensional game ever, was released. It was called “Battle Zone.” “Battle Zone” ended up being used by the US government for military training. Four years later, the Nintendo Entertainment System was released, marking the start of the modern gaming era.
Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, computer software, and commercial servers. Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak effectively created Apple Computer on April 1, 1976, with the release of the Apple I, and incorporated the company on January 3, 1977, in Cupertino, California. For more than two decades, Apple Computer was predominantly a manufacturer of personal computers, including the Apple II, Macintosh, and Power Mac lines, but it faced rocky sales and low market share during the 1990s. Jobs, who had been ousted from the company in 1985, returned to become Apple's CEO in 1996 after his company NeXT was bought by Apple Inc., and he brought with him a new corporate philosophy of recognizable products and simple design. What basic design elements and graphic techniques were used in the creation of this visual identity?
Introduction Pixar is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville California the Pixar studio has earned twenty-six Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments it’s best known for its CGI-animated feature films. Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the Computer Division of Lucasfilms before Apple Computer acquired it in 1986, then in 2006 Disney bought Pixar at a valuation of $7.4 billion; the transaction made Jobs the largest shareholder in Disney, with this investment Pixar produced twelve new feature films, but it all began with Toy Story in 1995, followed by A bug’s life in 1998, Toy Story 2 in 1999, Monster Inc. in 2001, Finding Nemo in 2003, The Incredibles in 2004, Cars in 2006, Ratatouille in 2007, Wall-E in 2008, Up in 2009, Toy Story 3 one of their highest-grossing animated film of all-time in 2010, and Cars 2 in 2011. In the following reading will provide a problem regardless to Pixar, analyze the problem, the company and finally to come up with several solutions or alternatives to improve the Pixar company situation. Problem Several companies that produce 3D animations movies or 2D animation movies similar Pixar like start new projects or come up with a lot of material without a budget or a good production team and the problem with this, its that the characters inside the animated movie lose their meaning, emotion, feeling they don’t have the same imagery to show and create to love the characters like the characters in Toy story, Lion king, Nemo, etc. The companies start to deal with a lot of money problems.
[pic] An Attempt to understand the Case Study on Creativity at Apple Abstract Apple is known for their innovative products such as the Macintosh computer, ipod, ipads and the first legal, digital music store for downloading songs- iTunes. Apple Inc. is a multinational corporation which was previously known as the Apple Computer Inc. for its first 30 years of operations. But Throughout the past two decades, Apple is gradually losing market share in the Personal Computer market. Their market position has dropped from 1st to 9th position within 2 decades in largest Personal Computer (PC) firms. Their level of profitability has also significantly decreased from 20% to merely 0.4%.