Apple Inc. SWOT Analysis and Executive Summary
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![Apple Inc. Executive Summary<br />Company History<br />The company started off as “Apple Computer” by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, a pair of 20-something college dropouts in 1976. Despite a strong brand, rapid growth and high profit in the late 1980s, Apple almost went bankrupt in 1996. Jobs then went to work and transformed “Apple Computers” into “Apple Inc” with innovative and technologically sophisticated non-PC products in 2000’s. By 2010, the company also viewed itself as a “mobile device company”. Apple became the fourth –largest PC vendor in the US market with an 8% share by the end of 2009. Its market capitalization went to $220 billion in spring of 2010. Through multi-million dollar marketing campaigns such as the successful “Think Different” ads and catch slogan, Apple promoted itself as a hip alternative to other computer brands. It also highlighted its computers as the world “greenest lineup of notebooks”. The goal of Apple is to differentiate its products amid intense competition in the PC and mobile device industry.<br />Target Market<br />The target market for Apple falls into the following categories: Home users, small and medium sized business, education segment, younger generation and creative individuals call the “Mac users”. Apple retail store concept helped consumers to look at the eye-catching products as well as directly use and experience Apple’s software.<br />Products<br />The successful product line of Apple Inc. consists of Macintosh, iPod series, iPhone series, iPad, iMac. Apple had two notable products that failed to live up to expectation namely Mac Mini and Apple TV.<br />Competitors<br />Jobs viewed Apple’s control of both hardware and software as strength. Apple has a highly innovative product line that aims to deliver a cutting-edge, highly integrated user experience. Since Apple Inc. has a diverse product line, it faces competition from mobile industry as well as PC industry. <br />ProductsCompetitorsMacintosh and iMacIBM, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, HPiPod seriesSamsung, SanDisk, Creative, Microsoft’s Zune, Napster Amazon.com, Napster, internet radio sites like Pandora, SpotifyiPhone seriesRIM’s blackberry, Nokia, Google, MotorolaiPadAmazon’s kindle , Dell, HP, SamsungOperating systemMicrosoft Windows, Google’s Android OS<br />Situational Analysis<br />,[object Object],Key Situation<br />The key situation is, whether Apple can continue its march to dominate the PC industry and innovative technology in the face of fierce competition from the big companies. Its products have marked a breakthrough in ease of use, design and technical elegance .But it is facing competition in its every product from the tech-world experts. So can Apples still be the exception in the highly competitive and fast moving IT consumables market in the next decade?<br />Alternative Recommendations<br />,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/midtermpartii-110418230255-phpapp01/85/Apple-Inc-SWOT-Analysis-and-Executive-Summary-1-320.jpg)
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Apple Inc. SWOT Analysis and Executive Summary
- 2. Innovation and thinking differently has always been the key success factor of Apple. It has always been the first one to create technically elegant products and others have followed it. Apple should keep innovating new products to stay ahead of competition.
- 3. Apple should remove proprietary, and support open source development to attract more developers around the world to write applications for Apple products.
- 5. So Apple’s plan should be to go international, to grow and sustain its domination in the competitive industry. Implication for Marketing Mix<br />Product: Apple should continue with its innovative products internationally. Mobile technology is a fast growing technology in Asian countries like India and China. So focus on mobile devices in Asian countries would be a smart step.<br />Price: Apple should focus on the buying power of international market. It can go for medium pricing for the price sensitive Asian market and may be medium-high pricing for European and similar market.<br />Promotion: Apple should continue promotion of its products on the ground of innovation, style and technical elegance, internationally.<br />Place: Superstores like Wal-mart and best-buy in European market and online sale, shopping malls and education sector in Asian market.<br />By: Divya Mishra<br />