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Playing the Financial Aid Game
31 May 2010
Clash between Ideology and Reality The Financial Aid Game What's the Value of Attending College? A recent article in the NYT, “Placing the Blame as Students Are Buried in Debt” by Ron Li...
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Playing the Net Neutrality Game, Part 2
29 April 2010
Brief Recap of Part 1 Understanding Deep Packet Inspection Understanding Broadband Services Using DPI to Manage Internet Traffic Outcome of the Net Neutrality Game — Take 2 Brief Recap...
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A Note on My Previous Net Neutrality Blog Post
20 April 2010
I recently published a blog entry on the Net Neutrality Game. However, I just found out that there is a critical aspect of the net neutrality issue that I failed to understand, namely that in...
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Playing the Net Neutrality Game, Part 1
12 April 2010
Definition of Net Neutrality The Heart of the Matter Overview of the Net Neutrality Game Outcome of the Game: Per-User vs. Per-Usage Internet Fees A recent court decision struck a blow ...
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Is Apple's Ecosystem Successful Because of or In Spite of Apple?
02 April 2010
Does Apple Dominate the MP3 Player & Smartphone Markets? Apple iPod & iPhone Sales Timeline How Did Apple Manage the Growth of Its Ecosystem to Create Value? Would Even More Value Have B...
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Are Device – Content Systems Moving Towards Compatibility or Incompatibility?
13 March 2010
Public vs. Private Information on the Internet Does Hardware Drive Software, or Vice Versa? Why Have Past Consortia for Compatibility Failed, and Why Would DECE Now Succeed? So Are Device-Conten...
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Playing the e-Book Game
13 February 2010
The e-Book Pricing Battle The following is a brief history of the e-book pricing battle that has been taking place. The passage quotes heavily from three articles: “Publishers, Amazon in Flux in ...
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Playing the Retail Game
09 February 2010
A recent article in the NYT, "The Fight Over Who Sets Prices at the Online Mall" by Brad Stone, discusses that battle between manufacturers, who want retailers to abide by price floors, and retaile...
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Has the Time for Electric Cars Finally Come?
27 January 2010
A recent article in the NYT, “Sites to Refuel Electric Cars Gain a Big Dose of Funds” by Nelson D. Schwartz,described the latest development in the evolution of the market for electric cars: Bette...
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Colleges and Students in a Pickle
14 October 2009
What Is the Purpose of Colleges and Universities? How Do the Cutbacks Affect Education Game Players? A recent article by the Associated Press, “College Cutbacks Make It Harder to Earn Deg...
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Creating a Competitive Edge by Inducing New Technology Adoption in Sub-Networks
04 October 2009
Inducing Adoption of New Technologies by Network Members Creating Sub-Network Competitive Advantage A recent article in the NYT, “E-Records Get a Big Endorsement” by Steve Lohr, describes...
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Will Redbox Decimate the Value of the Market for Home Movies?
09 September 2009
Is Redbox Unbeatable? Will Redbox Cause the Value of the Home Movie Market to Plunge? A recent article in the NYT, “Movie Studios See a Threat in Growth of Redbox” by Brooks Barnes, discu...
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Playing the Healthcare Insurance Game
29 July 2009
Healthcare Premiums under Alternative Scenarios Players' Actions The Obama Healthcare Plan Healthcare Premiums under Alternative Scenarios I was thinking about the various situati...
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For Smartphone Profitability, Focus on Software Beats Hardware
23 July 2009
A recent NYT article, ‘Why Japan’s Cellphones Haven’t Gone Global” by Hiroko Tabuchi, presents a dichotomy in the Japanese cellphone market: while the technology is extremely advanced, the market h...
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Why Did Apple Block Potential Profits from Pre Users?
19 July 2009
The latest battle in the Smartphone Wars was won by Apple, who blocked users of the Palm Pre from being able to access iTunes. Since Apple makes a profit on every sale from iTunes, why would Apple ...
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