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Apple IMC

An Apple independent marketing company (IMC) is a discontinued name for an independent company authorised to be a distributor for the computer manufacturer Apple Computer Inc. Apple Computer marketing manager Brian Seligmann described IMCs as "super distributors" appointed in "marginal territories where the revenue doesn’t warrant a full subsidiary office".[1]

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A number of countries have an Apple IMC including Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Turkey and UAE.

  • Czechoslovakia: Technicke a Informacni Sluzby[2]
  • Middle East: Arab Business Machines[3][4][5][6] (and its subsidiary Apple IMC East)[7]
  • Portugal: Interlog[8]
  • Russia: RUIap,[2] Apple IMC Russia[9]
  • "Former Soviet Union region": Intermicro[2]
  • South Africa: Core Computer Business[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Vermeulen, Jan (August 18, 2015). "Apple's history in South Africa: 1979 to 2015". MyBroadband. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Apple Parts Company With Its Local Distributor; New One Is Formed". Computer Business Review. 19 November 1992. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023 – via TechMonitor.
  3. ^ Jade, Charles (19 November 2006). "Al Jazeera International powered by Apple Computer". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. ^ Greenwood, Aaron (November 20, 2006). "ABM boosts Apple at GITEX". Arabian Business. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "ABM goes big on Apple". Arabian Business. September 5, 2007. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Apple plans expansion in the ME". Khaleej Times. May 12, 2006. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  7. ^ Gamet, Jeff (July 25, 2006). "Apple IMC Sponsors Arab Student Film Project". The Mac Observer. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  8. ^ Marsal, Katie (November 17, 2007). "Briefly: Apple launches official presence in Portugal, more". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  9. ^ "Apple's Russian partner to sell more iPods". Computerwoche (in German). December 18, 2006. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-03-28.


 

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