LEADER 02634nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910450179403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-34746-9 010 $a9786611347468 010 $a1-86094-600-3 010 $a1-86094-452-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000032777 035 $a(EBL)238338 035 $a(OCoLC)475947841 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000138448 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11154772 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000138448 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10100440 035 $a(PQKB)10926934 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC238338 035 $a(WSP)0000P328 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL238338 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10088380 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL134746 035 $a(OCoLC)936908440 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000032777 100 $a20040303d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDiamonds are forever, computers are not$b[electronic resource] $eeconomic and strategic management in computing markets /$feditor Shane Greenstein 210 $aRiver Edge, NJ $cWorld Scientific Pub.$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (313 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-86094-451-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aComputer industry 606 $aInternet industry 606 $aTechnological innovations$xEconomic aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aComputer industry. 615 0$aInternet industry. 615 0$aTechnological innovations$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a004/.068 701 $aGreenstein$b Shane M$0988375 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450179403321 996 $aDiamonds are forever, computers are not$92260148 997 $aUNINA