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Diamonds are forever, computers are not [electronic resource] : economic and strategic management in computing markets / Shane Greenstein.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., c2004.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 294 p.) : illISBN:
  • 1860944523 (electronic bk.)
  • 9781860944529 (electronic bk.)
  • 1281347469
  • 9781281347466
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Diamonds are forever, computers are not.DDC classification:
  • 004/.068 22
LOC classification:
  • HD9696.2.A2 G74 2004eb
Other classification:
  • 83.62
  • DAT 060f
  • WIR 540f
Online resources:
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; Index;
Summary: This 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.
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Includes index.

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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;

This 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.

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