The fact that iTunes is compatible across the entire spectrum of iPod/iTouch, and iPhone models has transformed Apple's business model by creating significant switching costs, further ensuring their market leadership. This has also created a defensible market position with suppliers and partners of all forms of digital content, from music and movies. Third, Apple's unique design strategies in smart phones have also been an effective deterrent against competitive entry into

The announcement made by Governor Paterson revealed a federal desire for downsizing, rather the downscoping. The latter concept, understood as a reduction in the operations and diversity of the organizational activities, is not on the agenda of the governor. Paterson also discussed his desire to conduct the restructuring process with the collaboration of the unions, but he was discomforted by the resistance of the unions. From his standpoint, the union leaders

Current Events Current Even 1: Ohio School Shooting On February 27th, 2012, a school shooting occurred in the state of Ohio. Tragically, three people were killed in the incident and another three students were injured. It was reported that seventeen-year-old T.J. Lane entered Chardon High School Monday morning and fired ten shots, hitting a total of six students (Tavernise 2012). Prosecutors stated that the suspect in the school shooting had confessed to

" Precision is the empirical counterpart of clarity and pertains to whether the definition "describes or implies measures and outcomes that meet acceptable tests of precision." Durability/Ruggedness are in relation to the methods and outcomes durable across contexts, situations and changes in theoretical, social or political climates and whether the definition attaches strongly to core empirical questions that cannot be defined away or otherwise weakened. Analysis In the realm of social science

Current Event Recently, Jay Z. purchased the Armand de Brignac champagne company, which "traces its roots back to 1763," (Petroff, 2014, p. 1). The rap superstar had been so enamored with the champagne brand that he once "hosted a fundraiser for President Obama that featured a wall lined with hundreds of Armand de Brignac bottles," (Petroff, 2014, p. 1). Although the price of the deal has not yet been disclosed, it

Current event presentation: "The imprecise world of accounting" Accounting is often thought of as a profession of precision. However, according to Hans Hoogervorst, chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board, calculating the true value of an asset is as much art as science, despite the many measurement techniques offered by the international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and U.S. GAAP. A good example of this is the notion of 'intangible assets.' Facebook