stay in the lead, it has seen its market share shrink, with its stock price dropping from a record high of ~$702 in September 2012 to the present $527 in February 2014 – a drop of nearly 25% (Yahoo! Finance, 2014). The number of weaknesses and threats the company faces are several, as cited in the 10-K filed for the period 3Q2013 with the SEC (Apple, Inc., 2013) ranging from domestic and global economic conditions that impact demand, to dependency on its supply chain, and the ability to successfully…
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