who are apple's competitors
Quick Answer. Depending on the particular industry segment, Apple's competitors include Samsung, Amazon, Microsoft and Google. Throughout most of 2013 and as of 2014, Apple's main competitor in the smartphone market is Samsung's line of Android-powered phones. As Google is the developer of the Android software, however, they are also a major competitor of Apple in the smartphone operating system market.
The iPod revolutionized the Apple business model and spurred an entire industry of mobile computing imitators. Apple is by far the most profitable and biggest selling company in this industry. Competitors include Google (GOOG), Samsung, Nokia and Asus.
Well, this must be one of the better Apple Inc questions. In recent years, it could be argued that most PC manufacturers were rivals to Apple, like Dell, Alienware, Gateway etc. but of course you can also factor in Microsoft as a rival to their Operating System (OS X/XP).