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Vanita Them Mary Tebby Gibril Sophia
AGENDA
Case summary In-dept Analysis
Apple Today
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APPLES FOUNDERS
Steve Wozniak
FROM BEGINNING
1976 - 1985
TO THE STRUGGLE
1985 - 1996
Mid of 1990s: Declined sales and profit
Powerbook -1991 By 1990: Apple was the most profitable PC company in the world
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerBook_100 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintel
profit
iPod
iPhone
Jan 2007: Apple Inc. June 2007: iPhone Invention of the year
iPad
Netbook killer
In-Depth Analysis of
Inc.
Mac
Focus On Education
C o n v e r g e n c e
eMac
Music Strategy (iTunes)
Video Strategy (iMovie) Internet Strategy (iTools)
Lifestyle Strategy
Adding Value
Digital Hub
iMac
Major Competitors
Products PC iPod series iPhone series iPad competitors IBM, Dell, Acer, HP, Lenovo Samsung , SanDisk , Creative, Microsoft Zune, Napster Amazon.com, Napster Samsung, Google, Motorola Amazons kindle, Dell, HP, Samsung
Operating system
Japan 6%
Europe 28%
Americas 38%
Japan 8%
Europe 25%
Strategy
Making markets vs. addressing markets The Cool Factor
Vertical integratio n
New Entrants
Threat of new entrants-Low capital intensive industry
Supplier
Customer Bargaining power of buyers Moderate to high High elasticity of demand Peer to peer file sharing is possible Big dealers can pressurise to reduce cost
Substitutes
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths
Well recognized ,product differentiation unique design, easy to use products 4th largest player in the global mobile phone market Strong brand image, Brand stability ,High brand loyalty Robust financial performance Focused R&D driving innovation Holds 5% market share in mobile phone market 18.5% market share of global smartphone market Complete hardware/software package
Weaknesses
Patent infringement lawsuit may affect financial condition and operating results -January 2010, Nokia filed law suit for patent infringement with US ITC Product recalls, defects may harm reputation and as significant warranty and other expenses - 2010, antennae problems in iPhone 4- replacements free of charge
SWOT ANALYSIS
Opportunities
Strong growth in smartphone and tablet markets to boost Apples revenues Robust outlook for mobile advertising market provides growth opportunity Shipment of smartphones expected to be 850 million by the end of 2013
Threats
Rising popularity of Google Android may affect its market share
- 350,000 Android smartphones are activated daily, 150,000 iPhone activated daily
- Steve Jobs was innovative and iPhone business continues to increases a visionary for Apple. His death may affect further developments Strongest player in mobile apps market (350,000 in Apple apps) Very reliant on specific suppliers Mobile advertising market is forecast to reach and component providers approximately $25 billion by 2015 Increasing demand of online music and other like Intense competition cloud based services. Highly dependent on consumer purchases
Apple Inc
Apple Inc Today
*60,400 permanent full-time employees *2,900 temporary full-time employees 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 United States of America Read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.
Steve launched iCloud June 2011 With iCloud users can store photos, apps, doc, calendars and access songs on iTunes without having them to store in the phones memory. You can create amazing documents and presentations on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. And now with iCloud, you can keep your work up to date across all your iOS devices. You dont have to save your work or transfer any files. And its free with iOS 5.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/icloud/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCjeSNomXrU
Recent Acquisitions
Chomp is a search engine that finds the app you want Founded in 2009 Hq- San Francisco, USA Apple has acquired Chomp, a search engine designed to find and discover apps for iPhone, iPad and Android.
2012 - iBooks
iBook Author iBooks Textbook
On January 19, 2012, Apple's Phil Schiller introduced iBooks Textbooks for iOS and iBook Author for Mac OS X in New York
http://www.apple.com/ipad/
The 3rd generation iPad was announced on March 16, 2012 With the Retina Display feature, text, photos, videos are rich in detail, color more vibrant 44% better color saturation than the iPad 2 Lighter battery that iPad2 reducing the weight of tablet 5mp isight camera with advanced optics Ultrafast 4G LTE connects to fast data networks around the world
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Labor problem doesnt belong to Apple : exclusively, why do people act so dramatically against us? Apple has the influence, economically and otherwise. So we anticipate much more from you.
Carefully clarify the responsibilities and win supports from more people.
1 . What do you think of Apples strategy? 2. What would you do next if you were responsible for Apple? 3. What lessons can other companies learn from Apples strategies over the years?