Apple Computer 2006, Case study
I believe many of us are using Apple’s products these days. Personally, I have an iPod touch and iPod Nano, and currently I am thinking of getting a MacBook. To be honest, I did not really like Apple’s products till 6 years ago when they released the iPod Nano. I remember my very first computer being an Apple PC. It was around 20 years ago and I was so disappointed with the PC. I threw the Apple PC a year later and brought an IBM PC. Why? Simply because I could not play most of the games on the Apple PC and exchange files with my other friends who used IBM PCs. The worst of all, I paid premium price for the Apple PC. It was like spending a lot of money to buy a digital prison for myself. Therefore, my impression of Apple’s products was very poor. I would use “the producer of premium rubbish” to describe Apple in the past.
So, how did Apple turn-around from producing “premium rubbish” to “premium wonder”? A Harvard Business School case study titled “Apple Computer, 2006” written by David B. Yoffie and Micheal Slind describes the amazing transformation of Apple. This case study offers a very good insight as to why entrepreneurs should learn and progress from both their successes and failures.
