Stock Options

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Stock Options

• Exploring Three Key Companies

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CANON

• Japanese company established in 1933
• The name canon means holy scripture and
  criterion or standard of judgment.
• The Canon logo was introduced in 1935

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CANON

• Canon is a computer hardware company that
  manufactures things like printers, cameras, and
  scanners
• Canon is an original innovative company that uses
  Nanotechnology to stay on the cutting edge in
  their field.

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CANON

• Canon follows Kyosei a policy that means
  living and working for the common good.
• They place emphasis on a balance for everyone
  regardless of economic status.

Kwanon Japans 1st 35mm focal shutter camera.
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CANON

• You can find all different types of hardware for
  your computer on the canon website www.canon.com
• Many stores carry a variety of canon products for
  all of your office needs.

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APPLE COMPUTERS

• Apple Computers Inc. is a hardware and software
  manufacturer.
• They manufacture Computers, Printers, Notebooks
  and Scanners as well as different varieties of
  software including their Operating System the MAC
  OS X.
• Apple offers an innovative option to Windows
  based machines.

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APPLE COMPUTERS

• Apple Computers has been around since April 1,
  1976
• Two men by the names Steven Wozniak and Steven
  Jobs developed the first Apple Computer Apple 1

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APPLE COMPUTERS

• It wasnt until 1997 that Apple began to be a
  player in the computer realm. MacWorld Boston and
  the opening of the Apple Store were huge events
  in the promotion of Apple Computers.

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APPLE COMPUTERS

• Now Apple Logos are widely recognizable
• You see their sleek designs everywhere from
  coffee shops to box office hit movies.
• Apples success can be seen not only by the
  amount of them you see, but also in the rise of
  their stocks.

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WESTERN DIGITAL

• Founded April 23rd 1970 as General Digital
• It is a long time manufacturer of hard disks and
  has a lengthy history in the electronics industry
  as well with regard to IC (integrated circuit, a
  thin chip consisting of semiconductor devices.)
• WDC (Western Digital Corp.) later worked with
  graphics cards as well.

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WESTERN DIGITAL

• They now specialize in Enterprise, Mobile,
  Desktop and External Drives.
• You can see their products on their website
• Http//store.westerndigital.com

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WESTERN DIGITAL

• Western Digital sells all different sizes of hard
  drives as well as things like media centers.
• You can find Hard Drives on their web site and
  any other products they sell such as Light Up
  Drives and Series II USB.
• Visit www.wdc.com for any further information on
  the devices they offer.

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3 COMPANY COMPARISON
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