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Playing the Platform Game

08 October 2017

The purpose of this analysis is to better understand the dynamics of internet platforms. The analysis considers the three basic types of platforms: Vendors (WalMart, Apple, Pandora, etc.) S...

How Do Bricks-and-Mortar Retailers Compete with the Internet?

07 January 2012

Follow Apple’s Lead? Establish an Online Presence? Product Differentiation Offerings with Online Advantage Offerings with neither Online nor Offline Advantage Offerings with Offline Advantages...

War Between Amazon & Apple?

13 October 2011

Amazon Apple Amazon vs Apple I just Googled “Apple” and “Amazon” and “war” and got 40,300,000 hits, with such headlines as The Amazon-Apple War Is On New $199 Amazon Kindle Stokes Fi...

Is Apple's Ecosystem Successful Because of or In Spite of Apple?

Does Apple Dominate the MP3 Player & Smartphone Markets? Apple iPod & iPhone Sales Timeline How Did Apple Manage the Growth of Its Ecosystem to Create Value? Would Even More Value Have B...

Are Device – Content Systems Moving Towards Compatibility or Incompatibility?

Public vs. Private Information on the Internet Does Hardware Drive Software, or Vice Versa? Why Have Past Consortia for Compatibility Failed, and Why Would DECE Now Succeed? So Are Device-Conten...

Playing the e-Book Game

13 February 2010

The e-Book Pricing Battle The following is a brief history of the e-book pricing battle that has been taking place. The passage quotes heavily from three articles: “Publishers, Amazon in Flux in ...

For Smartphone Profitability, Focus on Software Beats Hardware

A recent NYT article, ‘Why Japan’s Cellphones Haven’t Gone Global” by Hiroko Tabuchi, presents a dichotomy in the Japanese cellphone market: while the technology is extremely advanced, the market h...

Why Did Apple Block Potential Profits from Pre Users?

The latest battle in the Smartphone Wars was won by Apple, who blocked users of the Palm Pre from being able to access iTunes. Since Apple makes a profit on every sale from iTunes, why would Apple ...