HEllo,The case study is about thecompanyApple. I want you to focus to write about two things.1- Steve jobsstrategy2- the future of AppleI need you to write for me two pages and a half, and please NO...

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HEllo,The case study is about thecompanyApple. I want you to focus to write about two things.1- Steve jobsstrategy2- the future of AppleI need you to write for me two pages and a half, and please NO MORE THAN TWO PAGES AND A HALF. Please read the case carefully to answer the two questions. Thank you


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Answer To: HEllo,The case study is about thecompanyApple. I want you to focus to write about two things.1-...

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Will Cook be the next Jobs
Steve Jobs was a visionary leader and the inspirations and innovations of the company were
closely tied to his vision. His strategy wa
s to differentiate Apple Inc. from other companies and
he removed the word “computer” from the corporate name of the company in 2007. Since the
year 2004, the company has succeeded in distinguishing itself from other companies not only by
excelling in product innovation but also in revenues generated and the profit margins. The top
selling products include desktop, notebook, iPods, iTunes, iPhone, iPads and Apple TVs. The
strategy of Jobs was to leverage the ability of the company to develop and design its own
software, hardware, operating systems and services so that the customers enjoy new products and
solutions, seamless integration and superior industrial design. Jobs had a vision of empowering
individuals by providing laptop to each person in world. Steve Jobs focused on technology and
innovation of new products. When Steve Jobs returned back as the CEO of Apple in 1997, his
first strategy was to strengthen the company’s relationship with the third party software
developers which also included Microsoft. In the same year he collaborated with Microsoft to
create Mac version of MS Office software. He also tied up with Adobe to produce Mac
compatible programs. In the month of October, 2011 the company came up with an innovative
product and launched its first iPod in the market. This was a MP3 player and was the first non-
computer product launched by the company. With the launch of this product, Apple invented a
new category of digital music players. In 2002, company launched an iPod which was...
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