David S.Evans, Andrei Hagiu & Richard Schmalensee"Invisible Engines:
How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries"
MIT Press | ISBN:0262050854 | 2006. | 409 p. | RARed PDF 2.04MB
How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries"
MIT Press | ISBN:0262050854 | 2006. | 409 p. | RARed PDF 2.04MB
Software platforms are the invisible engines that have created, touched, or transformed nearly every major industry for the past quarter century. They power everything from mobile phones and automobile navigation systems to search engines and web portals. They have been the source of enormous value to consumers and helped some entrepreneurs build great fortunes. And they are likely to drive change that will dwarf the business and technology revolution we have seen to this point. Invisible Engines examines the business dynamics and strategies used by firms that recognize the transformative power unleashed by this new revolution–a revolution that will change both new and old industries…