Any organization looking to keep customers within its ecosystem can learn from companies like Apple.
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They have no business leading companies like Apple or orchestrating wholesale transformations that require otherworldly vision.
That means the small guy has a chance against the big guys like Apple and Google.
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Acer doesn't plan to launch its own mobile applications shop, like Apple's App Store.
But I like Apple's take even better, mostly because of that slide-out right-hand panel.
Mr. Newman says employees must retake the exams every year, just like Apple's in-store technicians.
It seems that when it comes to brands like Apple, fans are more than buyers.
This has considerable value only if the product has a lot of fans, like Apple draws.
The success of companies like Apple and Samsung has not been predicated on their hardware.
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Gadgets like Apple's iPod can store more movies and music while selling at cheaper prices.
Like Apple, Sony shops will provide in-store services such as tech support and classes.
Like Apple, Samsung's scale enables it to pay lower prices for components than competitors.
Iconic growth stocks like Apple disappoint, too long in the tooth after a great 5-year run.
The biggest question is will Microsoft control this space or someone else like Apple?
There are other companies as well positioned in the marketplace as Boeing, like Apple.
Disrupters like Apple and Netflix, a video-streaming service, have not killed traditional television, as once feared.
Liker estimates this could make a 20-30 percent difference in profits for a company like Apple.
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It really does look like Apple has just banned itself from these government markets.
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Those that delight their customers like Apple, Amazon, and Salesforce.com are experiencing exponential growth.
Like Apple, Asus will release its tablets in two different flavors: Wi-Fi only and embedded with 3G.
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Device companies like Apple and Samsung are scared of this because they prefer the product innovation cycle.
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It splits games revenue with platform providers like Apple and the game makers themselves, keeping about 20%.
Adoption of such technologies by companies like Apple and Google could push Internet messaging into the mainstream.
Names like Apple (AAPL), VMWare (VMW), Amazon.com (AMZN), priceline.com (PCLN), salesforce.com inc (CRM), to name a few.
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On the Big Board, there are waves of disbelief enveloping iconic properties like Apple, Google and Amazon.
Like Apple, Cisco and Microsoft, Google stands as a powerhouse of liquidity and free cash flow generation.
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Over the past few years companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook have all opened offices in Austin.
Ouya will take a 30% cut of transactions, just as others like Apple do on their platform.
Companies like Apple and Microsoft are trying to get placement in the space that Google is abandoning.
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