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B1. Environmental Analysis Apple inc. is not only affected by the internal environment but is also affected by the external environment. The two most prominent aspects of macroeconomic environment affecting the company up to date are the economic and technological factors. Economic factors represent the wider economy so it may include economic growth rates, costs of raw materials, money related strategies and so on (Oxlearn.com, 2015). For an example, the purchasing power depends on the…

Apple is one of the largest companies in the world, and like all great things, it had a beginning, and it started out with only two brave men who decided to take risks. These risks paid off, as Apple is now worth over $700 billion, but there was more than meets the eye to these entrepreneurs. I think that they had their similarities and their differences, but were able to come together to create the largest computer company in the world. However, there were obstacles in the way, and some were…

Apple co-founder,Steve Wozniak Synopsis Steve Wozniak was born in San Jose, California, on August 11, 1950 a partnership with his friend Steve Jobs, Wozniak invented the Apple I computer. He founded Apple Computer in 1976, Ronald Wayne, the release of some of the market's first personal computer. Wozniak also personally developed a model for the future, the Apple II, which was established Apple's major players in the microcomputer. Founding Apple Computer The son of an engineer at Lockheed…

“The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.” -Bill Nye. After college, he became a mechanical engineer. Afterward, he began to enter into comedy, where he was working as a mechanical engineer and a stand up comedian. Eventually he developed the character “Bill Nye The Science Guy,” and one day, he had been casted in the PBS show titled, “Bill Nye The Science Guy.” Bill Nye was influential in America because he made learning science fun and…

Following the years Steve Jobs was adopted by the Jobs family, he became amative to electronics, specifically televisions and computers. Steve conveyed noticeable characteristic in his youth days. It is known that Steve’s success is because of his personality. Due to his outspokenness and being a businessman, it was no provocation. Steve exhibited magnetism which allowed him to easily negotiate; While creating business with companies such as Disney, AT&T, and various record labels, negotiation…

According to Deborah G. Johnson, in the case of Franklin v. Apple, Franklin copied Apples operating code without any alterations, this was a clear copyright infringement act. However, these cases aren’t always obvious, that’s where fair use comes in and is disputed in the federal courts. There are four factors of fair use and a fifth, unofficial factor. According to Rich Stim, the first factor is: The Purpose and Character of Your Use. The court will examine if the material taken from the…

Apple and Microsoft are the world’s two most valuable brands. The rivalry between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates has been well documented through the years.“There was no peace to make. We were not at war. We made great products, and competition was always a positive thing. There was no cause for forgiveness” said Bill Gates. Mac and Windows made by Apple and Microsoft, are two different types of computers. Both have their own strenghts and weaknesses. Many of their differences are all cosmetic, but…

Snapchat (SNAP) messaging app is making headlines, as it gets closer to its scheduled IPO in March, valued between 20 and 25 billion dollars. Creators Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy will make up the Board of Directors with 70% control of voting power, despite only owning 45% of the stock. Super-voting is nothing new, usually it is diluted over time as new shares are issued but, SNAP would not change its voting structure, giving common stock owners no voting rights and no voting power with shares…

I read this article last night, in which a former Apple Store Genius wrote an open letter to Tim Cook. In this letter, he describes how the atmosphere has change during his time there. Apple has always prided itself as a leader in the Customer Experience. Employees were empowered to slow down to make each interaction unique and memorable, and were given the resources to achieve anything and everything. Over the last few year, however, there has been a push to increase numbers. A place that,…

According to Computerworld.com, a few months after Steve Jobs left Apple, the company stopped doing very well. When he returned in 1996, Jobs made it a point to get the company back to where it was before. They needed a massive idea for a massive problem. Steve Jobs and others came up with the slogan ‘Think different’. In a commercial ad called “The Crazy Ones” that aired Sept. 1997, they used black and white pictures of 12 famous innovators; Thomas Edison, Bob Dylan, Gandhi, Martin Luther…