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0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 326 | Failure to obtain the right to make available third-party digital content, or to make available such content on commercially reasonable terms, could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition and operating results. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 327 | Some third-party digital content providers require the Company to provide digital rights management and other security solutions. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 328 | If requirements change, the Company may have to develop or license new technology to provide these solutions. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 329 | There is no assurance the Company will be able to develop or license such solutions at a reasonable cost and in a timely manner. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 330 | In addition, certain countries have passed or may propose and adopt legislation that would force the Company to license its digital rights management, which could lessen the protection of content and subject it to piracy and also could negatively affect arrangements with the Company’s content providers. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 331 | The Company’s future performance depends in part on support from third-party software developers. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 332 | The Company believes decisions by customers to purchase its hardware products depend in part on the availability of third-party software applications and services. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 333 | There is no assurance that third-party developers will continue to develop and maintain software applications and services for the Company’s products. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 334 | If third-party software applications and services cease to be developed and maintained for the Company’s products, customers may choose not to buy the Company’s products. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 335 | With respect to its Mac products, the Company believes the availability of third-party software applications and services depends in part on the developers’ perception and analysis of the relative benefits of developing, maintaining and upgrading such software for the Company’s products compared to Windows-based produc... | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 336 | This analysis may be based on factors such as the market position of the Company and its products, the anticipated revenue that may be generated, expected future growth of Mac sales and the costs of developing such applications and services. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 337 | If the Company’s minority share of the global personal computer market causes developers to question the Mac’s prospects, developers could be less inclined to develop or upgrade software for the Company’s Mac products and more inclined to devote their resources to developing and upgrading software for the larger Window... | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 338 | With respect to iOS devices, the Company relies on the continued availability and development of compelling and innovative software applications, which are distributed through a single distribution channel, the App Store. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 339 | iOS devices are subject to rapid technological change, and, if third-party developers are unable to or choose not to keep up with this pace of change, third-party applications might not successfully operate and may result in dissatisfied customers. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 340 | As with applications for the Company’s Mac products, the availability and development of these applications also depend on developers’ perceptions and analysis of the relative benefits of developing software for the Company’s iOS devices rather than its competitors’ platforms, such as Android. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 341 | If developers focus their efforts on these competing platforms, the availability and quality of applications for the Company’s iOS devices may suffer. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 342 | The Company relies on access to third-party intellectual property, which may not be available to the Company on commercially reasonable terms or at all. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 343 | Many of the Company’s products include third-party intellectual property, which requires licenses from those third parties. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 344 | Based on past experience and industry practice, the Company believes such licenses generally can be obtained on reasonable terms. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 345 | There is, however, no assurance that the necessary licenses can be obtained on acceptable terms or at all. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 346 | Failure to obtain the right to use third-party intellectual property, or to use such intellectual property on commercially reasonable terms, could preclude the Company from selling certain products or otherwise have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition and operating results. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 347 | Apple Inc. | 2014 Form 10-K | 13
The Company could be impacted by unfavorable results of legal proceedings, such as being found to have infringed on intellectual property rights. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 348 | The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that have not yet been fully resolved and that have arisen in the ordinary course of business, and additional claims may arise in the future. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 349 | For example, technology companies, including many of the Company’s competitors, frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of patent infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 350 | In addition, patent holding companies seek to monetize patents they have purchased or otherwise obtained. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 351 | As the Company has grown, the intellectual property rights claims against it have increased and may continue to increase. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 352 | In particular, the Company’s cellular enabled products compete with mobile communication and media device companies that hold significant patent portfolios, and the number of patent claims against the Company has significantly increased. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 353 | The Company is vigorously defending infringement actions in courts in a number of U.S. jurisdictions and before the U.S. International Trade Commission, as well as internationally in various countries. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 354 | The plaintiffs in these actions frequently seek injunctions and substantial damages. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 355 | Regardless of the scope or validity of such patents or other intellectual property rights, or the merits of any claims by potential or actual litigants, the Company may have to engage in protracted litigation. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 356 | If the Company is found to infringe one or more patents or other intellectual property rights, regardless of whether it can develop non-infringing technology, it may be required to pay substantial damages or royalties to a third-party, or it may be subject to a temporary or permanent injunction prohibiting the Company ... | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 357 | In certain cases, the Company may consider the desirability of entering into licensing agreements, although no assurance can be given that such licenses can be obtained on acceptable terms or that litigation will not occur. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 358 | These licenses may also significantly increase the Company’s operating expenses. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 359 | Regardless of the merit of particular claims, litigation may be expensive, time-consuming, disruptive to the Company’s operations and distracting to management. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 360 | In recognition of these considerations, the Company may enter into arrangements to settle litigation. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 361 | In management’s opinion, there is not at least a reasonable possibility the Company may have incurred a material loss, or a material loss in excess of a recorded accrual, with respect to loss contingencies, including matters related to infringement of intellectual property rights. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 362 | However, the outcome of litigation is inherently uncertain. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 363 | Although management considers the likelihood of such an outcome to be remote, if one or more legal matters were resolved against the Company in a reporting period for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s consolidated financial statements for that reporting period could be materially adversely a... | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 364 | Further, such an outcome could result in significant compensatory, punitive or trebled monetary damages, disgorgement of revenue or profits, remedial corporate measures or injunctive relief against the Company that could materially adversely affect its financial condition and operating results. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 365 | The Company is subject to laws and regulations worldwide, changes to which could increase the Company’s costs and individually or in the aggregate adversely affect the Company’s business. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 366 | The Company is subject to laws and regulations affecting its domestic and international operations in a number of areas. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 367 | These U.S. and foreign laws and regulations affect the Company’s activities including, but not limited to, in areas of labor, advertising, digital content, consumer protection, real estate, billing, e-commerce, promotions, quality of services, telecommunications, mobile communications and media, television, intellectua... | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 368 | Apple Inc. | 2014 Form 10-K | 14
By way of example, laws and regulations related to mobile communications and media devices in the many jurisdictions in which the Company operates are extensive and subject to change. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 369 | Such changes could include, among others, restrictions on the production, manufacture, distribution and use of devices, locking devices to a carrier’s network, or mandating the use of devices on more than one carrier’s network. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 370 | These devices are also subject to certification and regulation by governmental and standardization bodies, as well as by cellular network carriers for use on their networks. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 371 | These certification processes are extensive and time consuming, and could result in additional testing requirements, product modifications, or delays in product shipment dates, or could preclude the Company from selling certain products. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 372 | Compliance with these laws, regulations and similar requirements may be onerous and expensive, and they may be inconsistent from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, further increasing the cost of compliance and doing business. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 373 | Any such costs, which may rise in the future as a result of changes in these laws and regulations or in their interpretation, could individually or in the aggregate make the Company’s products and services less attractive to the Company’s customers, delay the introduction of new products in one or more regions, or caus... | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 374 | The Company has implemented policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, but there can be no assurance that the Company’s employees, contractors, or agents will not violate such laws and regulations or the Company’s policies and procedures. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 375 | The Company’s business is subject to the risks of international operations. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 376 | The Company derives a significant portion of its revenue and earnings from its international operations. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 377 | Compliance with applicable U.S. and foreign laws and regulations, such as import and export requirements, anti-corruption laws, tax laws, foreign exchange controls and cash repatriation restrictions, data privacy requirements, environmental laws, labor laws and anti-competition regulations, increases the costs of doing... | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 378 | Although the Company has implemented policies and procedures to comply with these laws and regulations, a violation by the Company’s employees, contractors, or agents could nevertheless occur. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 379 | The Company also could be significantly affected by other risks associated with international activities including, but not limited to, economic and labor conditions, increased duties, taxes and other costs and political instability. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 380 | Margins on sales of the Company’s products in foreign countries, and on sales of products that include components obtained from foreign suppliers, could be materially adversely affected by international trade regulations, including duties, tariffs and antidumping penalties. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 381 | The Company is also exposed to credit and collectability risk on its trade receivables with customers in certain international markets. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 382 | There can be no assurance the Company can effectively limit its credit risk and avoid losses. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 383 | The Company’s Retail segment has required and will continue to require a substantial investment and commitment of resources and is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 384 | The Company’s retail stores have required substantial investment in equipment and leasehold improvements, information systems, inventory and personnel. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 385 | The Company also has entered into substantial operating lease commitments for retail space. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 386 | Certain stores have been designed and built to serve as high-profile venues to promote brand awareness and serve as vehicles for corporate sales and marketing activities. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 387 | Because of their unique design elements, locations and size, these stores require substantially more investment than the Company’s more typical retail stores. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 388 | Due to the high cost structure associated with the Retail segment, a decline in sales or the closure or poor performance of individual or multiple stores could result in significant lease termination costs, write-offs of equipment and leasehold improvements, and severance costs. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 389 | Many factors unique to retail operations, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, pose risks and uncertainties. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 390 | These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, macro-economic factors that could have an adverse effect on general retail activity, as well as the Company’s inability to manage costs associated with store construction and operation, the Company’s failure to manage relationships with its existing retail ... | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 391 | Apple Inc. | 2014 Form 10-K | 15
Investment in new business strategies and acquisitions could disrupt the Company’s ongoing business and present risks not originally contemplated. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 392 | The Company has invested, and in the future may invest, in new business strategies or acquisitions. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 393 | Such endeavors may involve significant risks and uncertainties, including distraction of management from current operations, greater than expected liabilities and expenses, inadequate return of capital and unidentified issues not discovered in the Company’s due diligence. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 394 | These new ventures are inherently risky and may not be successful. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 395 | The Company’s business and reputation may be impacted by information technology system failures or network disruptions. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 396 | The Company may be subject to information technology system failures and network disruptions. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 397 | These may be caused by natural disasters, accidents, power disruptions, telecommunications failures, acts of terrorism or war, computer viruses, physical or electronic break-ins, or other events or disruptions. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 398 | System redundancy may be ineffective or inadequate, and the Company’s disaster recovery planning may not be sufficient for all eventualities. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 399 | Such failures or disruptions could prevent access to the Company’s online stores and services, preclude retail store transactions, compromise Company or customer data, and result in delayed or cancelled orders. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 400 | System failures and disruptions could also impede the manufacturing and shipping of products, delivery of online services, transactions processing and financial reporting. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 401 | There may be breaches of the Company’s information technology systems that materially damage business partner and customer relationships, curtail or otherwise adversely impact access to online stores and services, or subject the Company to significant reputational, financial, legal and operational consequences. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 402 | The Company’s business requires it to use and store customer, employee and business partner personally identifiable information (“PII”). | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 403 | This may include, among other information, names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, contact preferences, tax identification numbers and payment account information. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 404 | Although malicious attacks to gain access to PII affect many companies across various industries, the Company is at a relatively greater risk of being targeted because of its high profile and the amount of PII it manages. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 405 | The Company requires user names and passwords in order to access its information technology systems. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 406 | The Company also uses encryption and authentication technologies designed to secure the transmission and storage of data and prevent access to Company data or accounts. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 407 | As with all companies, these security measures are subject to third-party security breaches, employee error, malfeasance, faulty password management, or other irregularities. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 408 | For example, third parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees or customers into disclosing user names, passwords or other sensitive information, which may in turn be used to access the Company’s information technology systems. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 409 | To help protect customers and the Company, the Company monitors accounts and systems for unusual activity and may freeze accounts under suspicious circumstances, which may result in the delay or loss of customer orders. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 410 | The Company devotes significant resources to network security, data encryption and other security measures to protect its systems and data, but these security measures cannot provide absolute security. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 411 | To the extent the Company was to experience a breach of its systems and was unable to protect sensitive data, such a breach could materially damage business partner and customer relationships, and curtail or otherwise adversely impact access to online stores and services. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 412 | Moreover, if a computer security breach affects the Company’s systems or results in the unauthorized release of PII, the Company’s reputation and brand could be materially damaged, use of the Company’s products and services could decrease, and the Company could be exposed to a risk of loss or litigation and possible li... | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 413 | While the Company maintains insurance coverage that, subject to policy terms and conditions and subject to a significant self-insured retention, is designed to address certain aspects of cyber risks, such insurance coverage may be insufficient to cover all losses or all types of claims that may arise in the continually... | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 414 | Apple Inc. | 2014 Form 10-K | 16
The Company’s business is subject to a variety of U.S. and international laws, rules, policies and other obligations regarding data protection. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 415 | The Company is subject to federal, state and international laws relating to the collection, use, retention, security and transfer of PII. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 416 | In many cases, these laws apply not only to third-party transactions, but also to transfers of information between the Company and its subsidiaries, and among the Company, its subsidiaries and other parties with which the Company has commercial relations. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 417 | Several jurisdictions have passed laws in this area, and other jurisdictions are considering imposing additional restrictions. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 418 | These laws continue to develop and may be inconsistent from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 419 | Complying with emerging and changing international requirements may cause the Company to incur substantial costs or require the Company to change its business practices. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 420 | Noncompliance could result in penalties or significant legal liability. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 421 | The Company’s privacy policy, which includes related practices concerning the use and disclosure of data, is posted on its website. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 422 | Any failure by the Company, its suppliers or other parties with whom the Company does business to comply with its posted privacy policy or with other federal, state or international privacy-related or data protection laws and regulations could result in proceedings against the Company by governmental entities or others... | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 423 | The Company is also subject to payment card association rules and obligations under its contracts with payment card processors. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 424 | Under these rules and obligations, if information is compromised, the Company could be liable to payment card issuers for associated expenses and penalties. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
0000320193 | 20141027 | 10-K | 425 | In addition, if the Company fails to follow payment card industry security standards, even if no customer information is compromised, the Company could incur significant fines or experience a significant increase in payment card transaction costs. | 0001193125-14-383437/full-submission.txt |
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