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Xinmian H

Windows Phone and Nokia Spell a Challenge for Apple - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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oligopoly

shared by Xinmian H on 02 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • ? IPhone, Android and no one else. They will form an exclusive duo in smartphones, just as Windows and Mac have in personal computers.
  • It has formed an alliance with Microsoft and will switch from Symbian to Windows Phone software on its smartphones.
  • Microsoft introduced Windows Phone 7, a major overhaul, last fall.
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  • Mr. Lees says that there are now more than 11,500 apps
  • Xinmian H on 02 Mar 13
     
    This article talked about the oligopolistic competition in smartphone market. Several firms such as Apple, Android, Microsoft and Nokia controls more than 80% of market share. It is a very typical oligopoly market structure. And we can see firms are colluding and competing. Microsoft and Nokia formed alliance to compete against Apple. Microsoft also kept releasing new product, such as the Windows Phone 7 last fall. Smartphone market is very centralized and competitive.
Xinmian H

Casey B. Mulligan: What Happened to the Microsoft Monopoly? - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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monopoly

shared by Xinmian H on 14 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • there is no such thing as a monopoly in the computer industry.
  • Watching Apple introduce some amazing products last week, including laptops (which have been running Intel processors for several years now) and operating systems for mobile and desktop devices, it is difficult to imagine that the Justice Department once thought that, without government intervention, consumer choices would be significantly limited by Microsoft.
  • Market forces are clearly working to give consumers choices in the market.
  • Xinmian H on 14 Feb 13
     
    This article talked about how Apple broke the monopoly in computer industry controlled by Microsoft. 14 years ago Justice Department worried that without government intervention, consumer choice would be significantly limited by Microsoft. However, today Apple broke this monopoly and took a big share of market. By using non-price competition and creating innovative product, Apple survived and succeed in computer industry. So we can see there is no such thing as a monopoly in computer industry, the advancement of technology will always give the market to the firm.
anonymous

Price Elasticity Smacks Sony, Blu-Ray, Playstation - CBS News - 0 views

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price elasticity AD DVD Blu-Ray Apple Microsoft

shared by anonymous on 21 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 21 Oct 12
     
     Sony has managed to get rid of the competing technology,the HD DVD.   Instead of an increase gain in market share,Sony has had a decrease in  market share. The reason is that people are savvy to the pricing strategies that vendors use. They understand that with no competition, Sony will eventually have to lower its own price.  In taking out competition Sony has caused a decline in its own products.
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