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MG6503: Midterm Exam Individual Assignment: Apple’s iTunes Music Store Using Porter’s competitive forces model, and competitive strategies, analyze why Apple’s iTunes became the dominant service in downloadable music. Answer the following questions about the Apple Company and iTunes to help frame your report. The industry in this case is the “downloadable music industry”: How did Apple dominate the market when it was not the first mover in the industry? [Who were the first movers? Give a couple of examples]. Refer to all the forces in the industry in writing your answer to this question and answer the questions below as part of your answer: Apple was not the first mover to the digital music industry. Prior to Apple, a number of companies…

Imagine a world without music; think of times in the past few days when you have listened to music. Remember the mood it set and its influence on you, for music is an art that surpasses all generations, nations, and cultures. One can imagine an American cowboy playing his guitar on an empty plain, an African tribe dancing to the beat of drums, or thousands of teenage girls screaming at a concert performed by Justin Bieber. This simple pleasure has been presented through numerous venues: live…

music will find a way to be heard. CD, Vinyl and even cassette tape are still here today, but to the consumer, it is easier and less costly for them to use an online service or online store. However this is not only with music, but this is also with everything, online shopping is taking over the high street local stores, and because of this Stores are losing profits and having to close. This change drives more people to use online shopping as it‘s cheaper and more convenient as you don‘t even…

notice my early "style" then I shifts to a more cut and paste approach as the number reach the double digits (No. 15 is the most noticeable). These are my documented changes as I challenge myself to do a mix once a month. Also if you looked at the notes, there are changes to the style I do within the EDM genre: Chillstep, deep house, trap, hip hop, chiptune and other various other fusion and sometime not even EDM. My podcast is my medium for experimentation and learning about music, radio…

inconsiderate and antisocial. Hence manners are becoming unmannerly in this "age of lazy moral relativism combined with aggressive social insolence."(Will). He uses sources and references from other writers to supports his point of view. But his emphasis was not mainly on the title of his article, which made it hard for his audience to stay engaged. Andrew Sullivan on the other hand uses his personal experience while visiting New York, which is an example of ethos, to describe the effects of…

Rhiannon Williams straight from the reveal of the original iPhone in 2007, Apple has had a focused approached to their operating system. Revealed alongside the original iPhone in January 2007, iOS did not have an official name until the release of the first Software Development Kit (known then as iPhone OS). This iteration of iOS could not support 3G, the copy and paste function, email attachments or MMS and could not run third party apps. The iTunes Music Store was added later on in an update.…

where a person could go back and watch the movie again whenever they wanted to. Today, the only sorts of movie renting there is, is Redbox. Movie stores have become very rare over the years. Music is a common love between each generation. Every generation has similar and different types of music, but how music is played is very different. Music is still played on in the car or on the radio. If someone wanted to listen to their own music “a person would put in their cassette tape that bought…

ASD who spoke less than five words. All of the students used picture cards to assist in communication and interactions with others. Question 5: The university-sponsored program consisted of five weeks of classes, five days per week and three hours each day. The studies were conducted during snack time due to the natural increase in communication during breaks and snack time. During snack time, the students were given picture cards to choose which snacks they would like, and the cards were…

Not all podcasts are great, however, because of the age of smartphones, and iTunes, apps are available. The use of smartphones and Android apps makes podcasting a trend. Students and teachers have Bluetooth connectivity. That connectivity means that students adaption to podcasting begs to question, where will podcasting take us next. Forbes (2015) researches student’s involvement and adaption to podcasting. In the article Beyond lecture capture: Student-generated podcasts in teacher…

Recently, Apple featured two new color options with the iPhone 7, matte black and jet black. A wide range of colors are kept, along with size selections, to assure the customers satisfaction in style preference. On September 9th, 2014 Apple introduced the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. Now this is where size comes play. The iPhone 6 Plus was designed for people with plus sized hands, or those who just wanted a bigger phone. Having the desired size and color of the the only leaves one thing, a…