Blog Assignment #1 (Due: Jan 26, 11:59 pm): Search for a company on the Internet that prospers because of its innovative product, service, or process. Describe and discuss your finding. Examples of search keys are innovation, knowledge economy, innovative business models, healthcare, distribution, manufacturing, .....

Apple

Apple has created many products over the last years, but not only products; quality products. Apple has been taking over the market with their MacBooks, iPods, iPads, and iPhone. It seems that where every you go, you will see an Apple product somewhere. Apple has just released their MacBook Air. This laptop features all-flash storage, full multi-touch support, a long-lasting battery, and high-resolution display. The item runs from anywhere from $999.00 to 1,600. The iPod is Apple's portable media player. The iPod first hit the market on October 23, 2001, and has been dominating the portable media player market. The iPad is a tablet computer designed as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. Apple released the iPad April 2010, and sold 3 million of the devices in 80 days. It seems to me that Apple has taken over the mobile phone manufacture with the iPhone. The iPhone is the #1 selling smart phone that AT&T carries. The iPhone could only be used for AT&T service, but that all has changed this year. Verizon has just announced that they have made a deal with Apple to allow Verizon customers to buy the iPhone starting on February 10th 2011. I feel bad for Blackberry, HTC, Android, etc etc, because the iPhone is going to blew them out of the water!