Observations by an academic researcher on the use of “open”-ness as a competitive strategy, with a particular interest in coping with the commoditization of information goods and technologies in an Internet-enabled world.
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- Joel West
- KGI
Claremont, Calif. - www.JoelWest.org
- Researcher, educator, entrepreneur, consultant
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March
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- Not quite a love-hate relationship
- Who bought Jaguar?
- Brown throws in the towel
- 3rd place, going on 4th
- Nothing beats a good monopoly (2)
- Municipal Wi-Fi: stick a fork in it!
- 4th wave of platform wars
- Flash in the phone
- Kid-friendly business models
- Charlie likes his MacBook Air more than I do
- Aiding your enemies in total world domination
- The City and the Stars
- Computerization as a movement
- Cyberleft and cyberright
- What's Web 2.0 worth?
- Will it blend?
- Man with a mission
- Upgrading to XP
- Limits to all you can eat
- The dog that didn't bark
- Fund, fund, fund
- "Reorg" of HP Labs
- Cheap commodities can kill you
- A few bumps on the road to Total World Domination
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March
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