Apple Inc. Environmental Analysis
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Apple Inc. Environmental Analysis
a.Apple Inc. operates in the IT equipment industry where it offers consumer goods under its brand name. Established in 1976, Apple Inc. has undergrown tremendous growth in the industry to be the leading company in the industry. Apple is a technology company which means it operates within the information technology industry. Under the technology industry, the firm operates under the following sectors of the industry: computer hardware and software, consumer electronics, digital distribution, corporate venture capital, and fabless silicon design (Richardson, 2018). The technology industry is ever changing, and new advancements are being made every day. Apple has to keep XXXXXXX with XXXXX XXXXXXX and developments. XXXXXXXX there XXXX XXXX shifts in the XXXXXXXX leadership in XXXXX XX XXX PC XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX Inc. has XXXX significant XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXXX XX brands in XXX XXXXXXXX (XXXXX XXX., XXXX).
b. XXXXXXXXXXXXX variables are among XXX major XXXXXXX which affect the XXXXXXXXXXX XX an XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXX key XXXXXXXXXXXXX factors XXXXXXX inflation and deflation, unemployment, customers’ confidence, and XXX gross domestic XXXXXXX (XXX).
Inflation XXX deflation. We XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX in XXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX the prices of XXXXXXXX go XXXX high at times and XX other XXXXX the prices are XXX. XXXX XXX affected XXX number XX IT XXXXXXX XX XXXX as XXXXXXXXXX XXXX in Information technology XXXXXXXX.
XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX the XXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXXXX. The XXXXXX for IT devices XX XXXX low in XXXXXXXXX where we XXXX many XXXXXXXXXX people since they XXX’t XX able XX XXXXX XXX money needed to purchase the IT devices.
XXXXXXXXX’ XXXXXXXXXX. XXX customer confidence is XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX by the products and XXXXXXXX offered XX a company in XXX XX XXXXXXXX. The company like XXXXX XXX. XXX XXXX offering XXXX-quality XXXXXXXX to their XXXXXXXXX, and XXXX has XXXXXX the customers’ XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX customers to the XXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX for the XXXXXXX.
The XXXXX XXXXXXXX product (GDP). When the XXXXXX of IT equipment and devices XXXX by a company in XXX XXXXXXXXXXX technology industry has been XXXX XXX XXX XXXXXX XXXX good XXXXXX it XXXXX in XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX product (GDP) (Khan, XXXX, & XXXX, 2015).
c. XXXXXXXXX and unemployment XXX the two macroeconomic variables that XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX variables face XX XXX IT equipment XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX. XXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXX five XXXXX analysis chart XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX unemployment.
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Unemployment XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX rate prediction XXXXXXX XXXX -XXXX.
XXXXXXXXX is the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX industry XXXXXX XXXXX chart in XXXXX Apple Inc. XXX maintained XXX leading position in XXX market XXXXX on its XXXXX XXXXX XX XXX high end products for XXX last X years (XXXXXX, et XX., XXXX).
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d. XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX are depicted by the XXXXXXXXXXX of its XXXXXXXX in the market XXX hence denote its capabilities. XXXXX on XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX in items b. XXX c XXXXX, XXXXXXXXX are the XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX challenges XXXXX by XXX XXXXX’s XXXXXXXXXX in the market. Environmental XXXXXXXX XXXXX on XXX items b XXX c above XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX assessing the XXXXXX of XXX XXXXXXXXXXX in XXXXX of XXXXXXXXXXXXX, challenges, XXXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXX in order to XXXXXXXX early signs XX XXXXXX environmental XXXXXXX.
XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX alerts the XXXXXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, and opportunities before XXX changes have developed a XXXXXXX pattern and XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX recognize XXXX. Table X XXXXX utilizes PESTEL XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX’s opportunities in XXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX in XXX.
Table 3. XXXXX’s PESTEL analysis (Khan, Alam, & XXXX, XXXX)
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1. Apple enjoys political XXXXXXXXX in many XX the XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX in XXXXX it operates in.
2. Free XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX in XXXX of XXX countries it XXXXXXXX in.
Apple XXX thus improve XXX competitive advantage by exploiting these XXXXXXXXXXXXX.
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X. Developed countries in XXXXX Apple XXXXXXXX in exhibit XXXXXX XXXXXXXX growth rates and hence XXXXX can increase XXX revenue XX exploiting XXXXX economies.
2 Rapid XXXXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX countries such as XXX XXXXX countries creates market XXX XXXXX’s XXXXXXXX.
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Social
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XXXXX is a global XXXXXXXX in the use of socio media and mobile phones XXXXX XXXXXXX the market for XXXXX’s products.
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XXXXX is a growing XXXXX in XXXXX XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX integration. XXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXX friendly cloud XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX well XX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX be easily connected to each other.
Apple has an opportunity to XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX channel XX XXXXXXXX XXX policies.
XXX XXXXXXX has an XXXXXXXXXXX XX introducing XXX XXXXXXXX XX it is XXXXXXXX in XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX.
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The XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX seeks XXX technology to enhance energy XXXXXXXXXX of XXX XXXXXXXX.
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Legal
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X. XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX being XXXXXXX on privacy XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX in XXX way of XXXXX’s XXXXXXXXXX.
X. Governments are furthermore XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX may lower usability XX XXXXX XXXXXXXX.
XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX legal remedies XXXX other XXXX XXXXXXXXX.
Apple XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX by XXX XXXXXXXXX threat to XXXXXXXX its XXXXXXXX XX XXX country XXXX.
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XXXXXXXXXX, X. (April XXXX). XXXXX Computer, Inc. .XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX Services.
XXXXX, U. X. (n.d.).XXXXXX States Economy. Retrieved XXXX Monetary and Fiscal XXXXXX: XXXX://XXXXXXXXXXXXXX.us/XXXXXX-XXXXXX/XXXXXXX-7.XXX
Apple XXX. (XXXX).XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX from AppleInc: XXX.apple.com/
XXXX, X. U., XXXX, N. X., & Alam, S. (2015). A critical analysis of internal XXX external environment XX Apple Inc.XXXXXXXXXXXXX Journal of Economics, Commerce and XXXXXXXXXX, 955-XXX.
XXXXXX, W., Xuan, X., Danfei, X., XXXXXXXX, X., XXX, X., & XXXXXXXX, X. (XXXX).XXXXX XXX. XXXXXXXXXX: XXXXXXXXXX Business XXXXXXX.