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When you hear the word Apple what do you think of? Prior to 1976, almost everyone would think of the fruit. In today’s day and age, everyone’s mind quickly jumps to the massive computer company. From humble beginnings to one of the largest and most well-known companies in the world, Apple Inc. has made a great impact on today’s society and has shaped technology as we know it. Believe it or not, Apple was started in the small garage of Steve Jobs childhood home. Jobs and a friend of his,…

A deaf scientist named Robert Weitbrecht developed the teletypewriter or TTY in the 1960s (NAD). Teletypewriters along with acoustic coupler, which holds the telephone handset receiver, allowed the Deaf and hard-of-hearing people to be able to call one another. TTY relay services first began with volunteers being connected to TTY users with people who use telephones. “The TTY relay service communication assistant (CA) connects TTY relay calls with people who communicate by telephone (NAD).” The…

A portion of what makes Snapchat fascinating and highly snap-cessful is its use of modern technology that no other social media platforms have been able to obtain. Four years since Snapchat was originally launched, their app revolution began with their use of facial detection. For $150 million, Snap Inc. purchased the facial modification software from Looksery; a photography and software company. From cute puppy ears and nose to an embellishing flower crown, the variety of filters have become a…

9/27/2014 ROI = Net Income / Average total Assets = 39,510,000/ (231,839,000 + 207,000,000) /2 =18% 9/28/2013 ROI = Net Income / Average total Assets = 37,037,000/ (191,532,000) =19% B.) In terms of Business or Organizational Structure, the main reason on why Apple Inc. is the largest technology in the world is because of being a Centralized company (UKessays.com, 2003). Kokemuller, (2015) stated that the leaders make the most critical decisions and handle…

Company Overview Uber is an American technology organization/company founded by Garret Camp and Travis Kalanick in March 2009 ("The Uber Story"). The company has its headquarters situated in San Francisco, California and aims to provide its services and products to al, its clients in America and the entire globe. Being a public company, Uber has grown and developed in the United States, as well as, the entire globe to achieve a revenue of $6.5 billion by the year 2016 with a net income of $2.8…

SWOT Analysis: Apple IPhone: 1. Strengths: Apple is a brand in the field of Smartphones. It is known for its innovative products and has created a niche for itself over the years. The following are the strengths for Apple: a. Brand: Apple invests a lot of money to create brand awareness and it creates a very strong demand for IPhones. Over the years Apple has created a space as a brand which comes with the most innovative product. Apple uses its advertising to maintain that image in the eyes of…

What is Steve Jobs’ role in Apple’s strategic management? 1. Steve Jobs managed its intellectual capital which play as the role of the spirit of Apple products. An important aspect that relates the leadership to strategic management of an organization is the intellectual capital. For him managing the intellectual capital involved the capability to give proper direction to knowledge absorbed in the organization. So that create innovative ideas and evolution of these ideas into final products.…

Apple is a Public Limited Company, found by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976, which design, develop and sell their goods worldwide and operate in telecom and technology industry. Their headquarters are located in Cupertino, California, USA Apple, being a successful technology and telecom company in the secondary sector who have lots of capital, have chosen to be a Public Limited Company because companies usually become public because they get more capital by selling their shares to…

Corporate transparency Opening case study: Apple In the early 1970s, Xerox developed world-changing computer technology, as well as the mouse and the graphical user interface. (Modern GUIs include Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.) One of the devices was called the Xerox Alto, a desktop personal computer that Xerox never concerned to market. A decade later, several Apple employees, including Steve Jobs, visited the Xerox PARC research and development capability for three days in exchange for $1…

Abstract Report presents competitive advantages of Apple since Steve Jobs was back to the company. We believe that Apple has several competitive advantages including sustainable competitive advantages. Basing on value chain report presents list of company’s advantages in every department. Our analysis show that the most important advantages of Apple are vertical integration of company from design to purchasing that leads to high quality, superior design that creates products that meet…