02600nam 2200625Ia 450 991078348240332120230617034152.01-281-34746-997866113474681-86094-600-31-86094-452-3(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 aspectsComputer industry.Internet industry.Technological innovationsEconomic aspects.004/.068Greenstein Shane M288315MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783482403321Diamonds are forever, computers are not3835695UNINA