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Strategy and General Management
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Harvard Business Publishing
Length: 7 pages
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Abstract
Describes the evolution of the handheld operating system market. Describes the rise to dominance of Palm''s operating system and the significant challenge to that dominance posed by Microsoft''s Windows CE.; 1) To explore whether the strategies and network effects that got Palm its initial dominance will be enough to support it against Microsoft''s attack, 2) to determine whether the scope of the market/network here is broad enough that Microsoft''s PC OS dominance yields an advantage via network effects in the handheld operating system market, and 3) to examine the role of licensing.
Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Length: 5 pages
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Abstract
Describes the evolution of the handheld operating system market. Describes the rise to dominance of Palm''s operating system and the significant challenge to that dominance posed by Microsoft''s Windows CE.; 1) To explore whether the strategies and network effects that got Palm its initial dominance will be enough to support it against Microsoft''s attack, 2) to determine whether the scope of the market/network here is broad enough that Microsoft''s PC OS dominance yields an advantage via network effects in the handheld operating system market, and 3) to examine the role of licensing.
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Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Length: 5 pages