What combination of trends did apple see and take advantage

Question

Discussion

External environment trends are typically identified within major categories, such as political, regulatory, social-demographic-lifestyle, technology, and so on. When these individual trends collide or converge, they can emerge as mega-trends, or trends that have a major disrupting impact on established product and service offerings to defined or targeted markets.

Discuss the following:

What combination of trends did Apple see and take advantage of in the creation and launch of the iPad in April 2010? What did Apple leadership see in 2009 that led to the iPad's success in 2010? This is not about describing features of the iPad; rather explore what external trends caused the development of these features. Be specific and support your comments with APA-referenced data.

Answer 1

For the case scenario illustrated in the problem above, respond to the discussion illustrated below with the help of the APA standard. Illustrate what combination of trends did Apple observe and take benefit of in the creation and launch of the iPad in the year April 2010? What did Apple leadership observe in the year 2009 which led to the iPad's success in the year 2010? This is not regarding explaining characteristics of the iPad; instead explore what external trends caused the growth of such characteristics. Be particular and support your response.