Comments on: At Newsstands Now: IT and Competition

By: rosemlmrobinson

rosemlmrobinson — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:00:25 +0000

Really cool article…. thanks for sharing !!!

By: rosemlmrobinson

rosemlmrobinson — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:00:25 +0000

Really cool article…. thanks for sharing !!!

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By: San Antonio Lawyer

San Antonio Lawyer — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:42:24 +0000

Another interesting and highly appreciated article you wrote professor, I strongly agree that the evolution of IT businesses since the beginning of the new millennium had been very competitive. More IT investments and players is saturating the Industry,sad to say the ferocity towards competition has become unpleasant, however, this trend pose an advantage for IT subscribers due to its depleting cost,following the Law of Supply and Demand.

By: Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:40:55 +0000

I just stumbled across this post and the article definitely made for an interesting read. I think we will only see the ferocity of competition increase as IT costs continue to drop while online niches become ever-more saturated. I think we will start to see most markets becoming over-crowded with small to mid-sized competitors who will continue to push the envelop.

As the barrier to entry becomes lower, the pace of technological innovation will have to accelerate to shape the market.

Anyway, this made for a very interestin read. Thank you, Professor.

By: Luis Villablanca

Luis Villablanca — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:55:00 +0000

Professor,

I have read your article with great interest. Nevertheless, in my country (Chile) recent studies shows that IT investments are stalled for the last three years, indeed there are declining in last year. Last year the IT investment were around 2.4% of the revenues.

Then, Which ideas have been critical to encourage U.S. CEOs to invest in IT, in your opinion?

By: Matt Belock

Matt Belock — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:40:59 +0000

It is a very interesting article. Yes, more and more companies are using the internet to explode their business. It is the way of the future. But, one must realize that the internet evolves quicker than most text books.

Understanding the web is very important and technology is taking over.

Thanks,
Matt
Start A Home Business On The Internet

By: Rich Hoeg

Rich Hoeg — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:54:42 +0000

Professor:

I am a corporate manager for a Fortune 100 company and work at our R&D Center. Your article states the obvious … investment in information technology can be a competitive advantage. While the case studies are interesting, I would have been more interested if you could have used the new web and made the article as posted on HBR have both links to example and a wiki element (or something similar) for expansion of your ideas. However, HBR’s 30 day limit on making the article available on line limits my idea.

Oh well … Three cheers obviously for seeking feedback via your blog.

By: Saqib Ali

Saqib Ali — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:29:20 +0000

Another excellent article Professor McAfee!

Few questions about Rite Solution’s “Mutual Fun”:

NYTimes[1] covered the concept in early 2006. Did you get a chance to talk to the CEO, James R. Lavoie, of Rite Solutions on the success of this program, and innovative ideas that came out of the program?

Would it be possible to invite the Mr Lavoie to comment on this blog post about “Mutual Fun” and whether he thinks it was a good idea or a bad idea?