Apple Computer: small in Japan
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A new product by Apple Computers, called the Pippin, is doing poorly in Japan despite much optimism by Apple executives. The Pippin is essentially a stripped-down version of a Macintosh computer that acts as a game player and Internet surfer and was marketed to young kids, but the strategy has failed.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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In the family's way
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) Chief Exec Carly Fiorina is regarded as a fighter, but she faces a tough task in trying to push through HP's merger with Compaq Computer. Fiorina has had the hard job of being an outside manager in a family business, but she has also suffered from poor judgement and bad luck.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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A fruitful connection: it is a different Steve Jobs who has returned to Apple Computer, the firm he helped to begin
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A great deal of media enthusiasm accompanied the announcement of Microsoft's $150 million investment in Apple, but Apple's stock, which rose at first, has already dropped again. Jobs has a legendary ability to sell ideas, His management history and current situation are discussed.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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