The company's best-known hardware products include Macintosh computers, the iPod and the iPhone. ... Apple's longest running line of business is that of computer hardware and software. The company has always believed that hardware is only as useful as its software, and the importance of full software and hardware integration cannot be underestimated. ... Most specifically, phones and computers have become a hot commodity. ... Due to such differences, both in software and hardware, users often choose to stay with their accustomed software and hardware (Microsoft OS and Intel hard...

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My major is computer science. ... He told me that the Android is more like a computer. ... She analyzed the smartphone in several parts for me----interface, software and hardware. I was already familiar with some aspects of the software and hardware she described. ... The windows interface change the appearance of the icons much like the Windows 8 operating system on computers. ...

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Its best-known hardware products include Mac personal computers, iPhone, iPad and iPod. ... Furthermore, Apple sells various compatible products including application software and accessories for its hardware products. ... In order to fit with this new development in 2007 Apple Computer, Inc. became Apple Inc. because computer were no longer the company`s singular focus. ... Continual investments in hardware, software and services are done to prosper innovations. ... The goal is to "bring the best user experience to customers through innovative hardware, software and services." ...

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"Smart phones and social media expand our universe. We can connect with others or collect information easier and faster than ever" (Goleman). Every smartphone in the whole world needs an operating system to run it. An operating system is software that runs and administers the computer and all of its...

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There strategy leverages a unique ability to design and develop unique operating systems, hardware, application software and services, and because no other company in the world has the same which provides its "cult " like customers' new products and services with a superior excellence. ... Apple Inc. states the company "is engaged in the design, development and marketing of personal computers, media devices, and portable digital music players. ... s multiple product offerings provide the company with its desired horizontal integration while the specific hardware, software, content, and s...

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Forstall also worked with Jobs during his short-lived stint with NeXT, a computer company he launched during his time away from Apple (Gross). ... The amazing products that we've introduced in September and October, iPhone 5, iOS6, iPad mini, iPad, iMac, MacBook Pro, iPod touch, iPod nano and many of our applications, could only have been created at Apple and are the direct result of our relentless focus on tightly integrating world-class hardware, software and services" (Gross)....

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Mac's founder Steve Jobs, although currently deceased is known worldwide for his creative capability when he merged innovative and sophisticated problem solving capabilities with computers to provide for the digital comfort, mobility, and style people requested to have. ... Furthermore, Apple sells various compatible products including application software and accessories for its hardware products yet still retains the authority to prohibit usage of a their commercial services from being downloaded to Android or Windows products because of this Apple does not work on such mentioned device...

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Executive Summary Apple Inc commonly known as Apple has effectively managed to be a successful company in a very competitive consumer electronics industry by been innovative and differentiating the company's products with similar products in the markets by offering high quality products and good customer service while the actual manufacturing of the products is outsourced to trusted third party suppliers. On a wider perspective, the company has set high standards that even the company itself has to be on its level best to maintain the standards that it has set. Over the last few years, t...

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They also control and control information from external or internal sensors, computers and other instruments. ... Summary For the two articles, the first article highlights improvement of mobile devices in terms hardware and software functionality, various applications developed and how they are developed while on the second article, mainly points on various advancement on communication network within the mobile devices. ... It is also wise for application developers explore the various embedded functionalities within the mobile devices and develop application utilizing the capabilities enhan...

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., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. ... The word "Computer" was removed from its name on January 9, 2007, reflecting its shifted focus towards consumer electronics after the introduction of the iPhone. ... Apple's creation is not only on a certain software or hardware, but also a new business mode which broke traditional "different factory make different part and then organize it into a whole machine with a third p...

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" Schulhof (2006) explains that Apple created "not only the hardware (iPod) but also the content (iTunes)" and that was maybe one of the reasons it was so attractive to people even though there were other players at that moment on the market. ... An example of it is the official launch of the Macintosh computer, aired only once, during the Super Bowl in 1984 (Levy, 2006). ...

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This was followed closely by Google Android, tablet computers such as the iPad and other developments in the mobile communications industry which paved the way for smart phones to become a substantial share of worldwide mobile handset sales. ... Advances in computing hardware and software as well as fierce competition in the mobile handset industry led to the development of handsets known as smart phones which have become more affordable with each passing day. ...

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