Beyonce’s Business Model

Ecosystems typically have a healthy tension between players that creates a win-win for all parties.  Often the players of the system stay in line with the dominant player, but occassionally one player will try to innovate outside of the system — as HP is now doing with Microsoft Vista. The Windows Vista ecosystem is "showing signs of…

The largest Chevrolet dealer in the country filed for bankruptcy in September 2008.  So far in 2008, 590 auto dealers have closed their doors, compared with 1,200 between 2001 and 2008.   As described here, the auto manufacturers are quite pleased to see these dealers go.  Why?  The business model doesn’t work, especially in an economic…

The Economist notes here that Moore's Law is getting flipped upside down as customers choose "good enough" technology.   Instead of buying new notebooks or desktops packed with more computing power, they are choosing "netbooks" with much less capability.