PHIL SIMON
The company’s head honcho seems to understand their importance.
Category: Platforms
“I think music is the most phenomenal platform for intellectual thought.”
—Annie Lennox
Category: Platforms
The Decline of the US Postal Service
Building a platform is easier said than done.
Santa Clara University Discussion
What questions do grad students have about platforms and Big Data?
Should Google Be Scared?
Graph Search isn’t a threat to Google—yet.
Ecosystems in Action
Ecosystems extend platforms. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
On Platforms and Whining
Complaining seems to be a tell-tale sign that you’re facing irrelevance.
On Scroogled and Hypocrisy
Microsoft’s latest PR moves smack of desperation.
Why Amazon Cut Prices on AWS
Why drop prices when you’re the industry leader?
Is the Microsoft Surface a Failure?
Microsoft is finding out what happens when people no longer have to use your products.
Ken Auletta on the Gang of Four
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google and the platform wars.