Keyword: obsolescence

Licensing Textbooks (1/14/2006)

Unbundling the intellectual content from the physical embodiment of textbooks might lower the prices of textbooks.

Keywords: intellectual property, licensing, obsolescence, revision cycle, textbook pricing, unbundling, used books

Self-Competition (6/22/2006)

Durability of capital goods poses challenge to producers in a mature market.

Keywords: capital goods, cars, Dell, durability, GM, Intel, median age, Microsoft, obsolescence, replacement, Toyota, trucks, vehicles

The High-Tech Treadmill (6/22/2001)

The profit of New Economy business firms that have very high R&D fixed costs and very low marginal costs is brutally squeezed in economic downturn.

Keywords: average costs, business cycles, competitors, demand, fixed costs, hi-tech companies, investment, loss, marginal cost, new economy, obsolescence, profit, R&D, sales, software, upgrading, venture capital