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Apple is among the most innovative technology firms in the world. Much of its recent success began with the return of founder Steve Jobs in 1997. This discussion considers Jobs' contributions to the company's success through the lens of Porter's Five Forces. This evaluation considers customer loyalty, product integration and other strategies.

Apple in 2010 is riding high on the success of the iPhone and the iPad. The company is facing decline in some products, while others are at the front end of their life cycle. There is competition in smartphones emerging…

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is today one of the world's most valuable companies with a market capitalization rate of $625B as of August, 2012, fueled by an over 100% increase in iPad (173% yr.-over-yr.) and 152% yr.-over-yr. growth of iPhone sales (Apple, Investor Relations, 2012). Apple continues to set revenue and profit records on a consistent basis due to the company's ability to coordinate its supply chain, production, marketing, stores, services and enterprise business. The company's value chain is one of the most efficient in high technology today, due to the close coordination with suppliers and focus on rapid innovation. Using the Porter five forces model to analyze Apple provides insights into why they have been so successful in the past and how they are well-positioned for the future (Apple, Investor Relations, 2012). The Five Forces Model as defined by Dr. Michael Porter provides valuable insights into hwo the dynamics of an industry directly affect overall profitability and performance (Porter, 2008). It is used as the foundation of research for this strategic research project. The intent of this analysis of Apple is to first evaluate their vision and mission statement, and provide evidence of how closely Apple aligns to these values. Next, an assessment of the external environment Apple faces is provided using Porter Fives Forces Model. Next, the market penetration, market development, and product development are discussed in addition to a SWOT analysis of the company. This analysis concludes with a recommendation of corporate strategy for Apple for the next five years.

Apple Inc. that was previously known as Apple Computer, Inc. is an American multi-national corporation that deals in consumer electronics, personal computers and computer software and was founded in 1976. Steve Jobs was the co-founder of Apple. During his stay as CEO, company launched series of revolutionary technologies. He died on October 5, 2011. Currently, Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple. Before being on this position, Cook was Apple's Chief Operating Officer.

Apple Inc. is widely regarded today as an innovator in both the computing and digital media fields with its research and development efforts rippling across all dimensions of the private sector.

Microsoft Surface is a revolutionary tabletop device that is based on an imaging processing system comprised of cameras that provide x-y coordinates of movement that correspond with intended navigation of applications…

The cell phone industry has been growing fast over the years as the mobile phones are becoming more popular among the people. People are now finding it hard to live without this gadget and this has made the industry grow incredibly. The article is on the history of the cell phone industry to its present time.

The chosen population would be a cross sampling of customers who use Apple iPhones 4. They must represent a broad spectrum of ethnicities, both genders, a cross sampling of ages between 16 and 80, include people with…

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Apple Computer was founded in April 1976 by college drop outs Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. The Macintosh computer finally moved Apple into the business office, and by 1988, over one million Macintosh's had been sold. Now, Apple designs, develops, produces markets and services microprocessor-based personal computers, related software and peripheral products, including laser printers, scanners, compact disk read-only memory drives and other related products.