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Apple Inc.Challenges and
SolutionsGroup A2
T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal
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Born on April 1, 1976 December 12, 1980, IPO release Macintosh 128k 1983 1985: Jobs exits 1985-1997: Sculley, Spindler, Amelio 1993: Newton, an early PDA 1996: Return of Steve Jobs 1998-2001: iPOD a big comeback February 23, 2006, iTunes reaches 1bn mark June 29 2007 iPhone launched January 27, 2010 iPad launched September 2012
Apple > Google + Microsoft
Story so far…
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The anxiety
Dropping profits
Failure of iPad mini
Growing Android market
Stock value dipped 10%
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Challenges ahead
Opportunity
Huge
5 years – $ 1.5 Trillion
Australia’s GDP
“Growth purgatory” - Sacconaghi
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Implementation Competence
“Race 3”
“No country for lazy men”
Challenges ahead
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Increased competition
Samsung and Google
More in less
Challenges ahead
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Clarity of mission
Say Yes
iPad Mini
Low price iPhone
Challenges ahead
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Focus
The real mojo: Supply Chain
Offerings:
- Retina Display
- iTV – “I have cracked it” - SJ
- Electronic payments
Apple’s readiness
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Sustainability – People and Planet
- “Apple Drops Chinese Tech Supplier Over Labor Violations”
– Jan 27, 2013
- - Recycle, renewable energy
Apple’s ecosystem
◦iTunes, Passbook, App Store, iCloud
Apple’s readiness
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Search for a new blue ocean
No price wars – P r o f i t s
Better consumer insights – disguised
games like Brandscan may be ;)
Better communication with investors, Mr.
Cook
Acquisitions
Free advices
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/24/apple-fourth-quarter-earnings-strategic-weakness
http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130115152801-29478030-apple-s-new-reality
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-01-24/news/36526911_1_timothy-d-cook-apple-iphones
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mobiledia/2012/02/19/nuts-apples-ceo-reveals-future-strategy-google-to-expand-into-hardware/
References
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/09/11/apples-10-biggest-mistakes-since-steve-jobs-returned/2/
http://alvinalexander.com/blog/post/mac-os-x/apple-business-philosophy-mission-statementhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2013/01/22/securing-the-future-of-apples-iphones-and-ipads/
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/12/opinion/brownlee-apple-secret/index.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/andrea-ragnetti/apples-competitive-advant_b_936215.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/22/us-apple-idUSTRE80L0MH20120122
References
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