02634nam 2200637Ia 450 991045017940332120200520144314.01-281-34746-997866113474681-86094-600-31-86094-452-3(CKB)1000000000032777(EBL)238338(OCoLC)475947841(SSID)ssj0000138448(PQKBManifestationID)11154772(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000138448(PQKBWorkID)10100440(PQKB)10926934(MiAaPQ)EBC238338(WSP)0000P328(Au-PeEL)EBL238338(CaPaEBR)ebr10088380(CaONFJC)MIL134746(OCoLC)936908440(EXLCZ)99100000000003277720040303d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDiamonds are forever, computers are not[electronic resource] economic and strategic management in computing markets /editor Shane GreensteinRiver Edge, NJ World Scientific Pub.20041 online resource (313 p.)Includes index.1-86094-451-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Musings; Part II. Observations, Fleeting and Otherwise; Part III. Developing the Digital World; Part IV. Internet Boom and Bust; Part V. Prices, Productivity and Growth; Part VI. Enterprise Computing; Part VII. Microsoft, from the Sublime to the Serious; Part VIII. Platforms and Standards; IndexThis is a collection of 43 essays about the economics and managementof information technology markets. The first part of the book focuseson events, notable birth dates and longstanding trends. The unifyingtheme revolves around the role of human economic behavior in the faceof uncertainty and confusion. The contributors' intent is to explain,educate and entertain to go beyond the obvious.Computer industryInternet industryTechnological innovationsEconomic aspectsElectronic books.Computer industry.Internet industry.Technological innovationsEconomic aspects.004/.068Greenstein Shane M988375MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450179403321Diamonds are forever, computers are not2260148UNINA