Computer wars: how the west can win in a post-IBM world
Computer wars: how the west can win in a post-IBM world
Information technology as business history: issues in the history and management of computers
Information technology as business history: issues in the history and management of computers
Technomics: The Economics of Technology and the Computer Industry
Technomics: The Economics of Technology and the Computer Industry
HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company
HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company
Computer Systems Development: History Organization and Implementation
Computer Systems Development: History Organization and Implementation
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In this short article, I outline a few key concepts to help understand long run economic forces for structural change and stasis in the platforms that govern behavior in the computer industry. While the primary goal for most of this discussion is to explain why things happen instead of what firms should do, I will conclude with a comparison of some standard strategic issues against the historical patterns of change in the industry.