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.
The Microsoft BASIC programming language. 17. Name the two people responsible for the first Apple computer. Name the "killer app" responsible for the Apple II's success. A. Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs; VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program.
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
SECTION I. THE BUSINESS Company Description Apple Inc. (Apple), incorporated on January 3, 1977 and designs, manufactures as well as markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. The Company's products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple TV, a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications, the iOS and OS X operating systems, iCloud, and a variety of accessory, service and support offerings. The Company also sells and delivers digital content and applications through the iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store. The Company sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, and direct sales force, as well as through third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers.
The record companies were initially happy receiving $0.70/song from Apple since prior to this arrangement, they were not getting paid for downloaded music (Brickley, Smith, & Zimmerman, 2009). As the digital market gets bigger, the record companies are getting dissatisfied with Apple’s pricing policy and are pushing for a change to a complex pricing policy, where new and popular songs will be priced higher. They have complained that Apple’s is using their music to promote the sale of the iPod since music from the iTunes store is only compatible with the Apple software. As of January 2008, all four major record companies agreed to allow Amazon.com sale their music in the MP3 format without the digital locks that restricts users from making copies of the songs though each of the companies excluding EMI Group requires Apple to sell their music with all the digital rights (Brickley, Smith, & Zimmerman, 2009). Analyzing the managerial Decisions 1.
Global Environments - Apple Inc. ACC/300 March 30, 2015 Global Environments Apple Inc. is a large company that became incorporated in California in 1979. It was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. According to Farfan (2015), the mission statement of Apple Inc. is, "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 future of mobile media and computing devices."
Both management’s executive and senior have work stations with Apple iMac computers that vary in size of monitors and gigahertz and hard drive capability. Operating systems are MAC OS X and Windows XP. [ (UOP, 2011) ] “This system is there to help improve the communication and collaboration between senior management, employees, doctors, nurses, and patients”. [ (UOP, 2011) ] Very important management uses the network to maintain the accounting and finance, human resource, customer relationship, and knowledge management. The Radiology network is connected with the Ethernet and 1000 Base F single mode fiber.
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.
APPLE Inc. INDUSTRY: TECHNOLOGY Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, online services, and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod media player, the iPhone smart phone, and the iPad tablet computer. Its online services include iCloud, iTunes Store, and App Store. Apple's consumer software includes the OS X and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media browser, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites. Why Apple?
It discusses what is good, bad and needed to be changed. Sections six and seven summarise the main conclusions of the report and make recommendations with regards to how changes can be implemented. Background of Apple Inc. Apple computer was established on April 1, 1976 by a three man team in the likes of Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Few months after the establishment of Apple, precisely on the 3rd of January 1977, Apple was incorporated as Apple Inc. In 1980, Apple launched its initial offering (IOP) of stocks to the public, a stride that gave Apple a huge success.