Keyword: Apple

Battles of Standards (5/9/2006)

Winners in the battle among proprietary standards can keep out competitors and lock in existing customers

Keywords: Apple, Betamax, Blu-ray DVD, HD DVD, IBM, Microsoft, open standards, proprietary standards, VHS

Genericization as a Market Maker (1/14/2006)

The creation of a new market typically involves the simultaneous development of interlocking parts. Sacrificing the short-term gain for at least one part is often necessary to overcome initial supplier or buyer inertia.

Keywords: Apple, critical mass, Dell, genericization, IBM, Mac, Microsoft, open system, PC, proprietary system, standardized parts, two-sided market

Rivalry and Excludability in Goods (8/15/2006)

Goods can be classified by their consumption rivalry and ability to exclude non-payers.

Keywords: advertisement, apple, Commons good, enforcement cost, excludability, indirect funding, low-congestion good, private good, property right, public good, radio, rivalry, school, tax

Tuned out (6/22/2006)

The popularity of iPods locks in customer loyalty to the closed iPod-iTunes portable music playing system.

Keywords: Apple, closed system, copy protection, FairPlay Fair Play, iPods, iTunes, lock-in, MP3 player, music, open system, songs