| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Includes 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; 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Computer industry.
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Computer industry. |
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Internet industry.
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Internet industry. |
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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.
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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Greenstein, Shane M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Greenstein, Shane M. Diamonds are forever, computers are not. London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., ©2004 1860944515 (DLC) 2004041991 (OCoLC)54767684 |
| ISBN |
1860944523 (electronic book) |
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9781860944529 (electronic book) |
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1281347469 |
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9781281347466 |
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9781860946004 |
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1860946003 |
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