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Apple Inc. A 30 Year Business Strategy

Apple Inc. A 30 year business strategy

A response to Harvard Business School Case Study 9-708-480 Apple Inc., 2008

Abstract

Apple’s fundamental business model has not changed since it first began business in the late 1980’s. While being a leader in innovation, Apple has consistently produced proprietary hardware and software, eventually leading to a loss of market share in any particular market they have ventured into. Even though it has learned from some mistakes, Apple’s actions in the past few years have not shown a change from the core reasons for its failures and unless new actions are taken its current market lead will eventually dwindle.

This analysis will look at the various stages of the Life Cycle of Apple, what type of business strategy was employed during that stage and the results of those strategies. We will look at Apples strategy vs. the PC side of the market and how those differences have affected Apple. Finally, the various pieces of the Apple......


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