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Likely Success of Internet-Related Business Models?

Posted by Cliff on from the as-long-as-you-don't-stake-your-rep-on-it dept.

guess-for-success asks: "In Lester Thurow's latest book, published by HarperBusiness Books (Fall 2003), Fortune Favors the Bold: What We Must Do to Build a New and Lasting Global Prosperity, there is a chapter which discusses the beginning of new industries. During this time, several business models are introduced and only a few will survive. Looking at the PC industry, Commodore was the industry leader in the 1980's, but ultimately failed and went bankrupt in 1994. Successful business models such as Dell were not introduced until years after the industry began. I now ask the Slashdot community: which internet business models they believe are going to succeed? Which companies will rise to the top? Will they be infrastructure related companies such as Cisco and even FedEx, or will they be true dot.com's such as eBay or Amazon?"

"You can find out more about Lester Thurow here. He is a professor of economics and management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has been the Dean of the Sloan School of Business at MIT. He has three New York Times best selling books to his credit and consults widely around the globe."

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  1. trusted computing by Tirel · · Score: 1, Troll

    Trusted computing is the next big thing in the PC industry. Get in or be left begin in the dust, wondering why all your competitors are making mad cash while you barely keep your family afloat.

    I know a lot of people don't want to hear this, but keeping your eyes closed while the industry is wooshing by you isn't quite economically sound behavior.

    Mod me down, I have plenty of karma to burn.

  2. The only way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The only way is to get rid of capitalism and the corporations that go along with it.

    How much of the worlds misery ISN'T because of greedy capitalists and corporations?

  3. More information by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    More information can be found here

  4. MOD DOWN -- PARENT IS A KNOWN TROLL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Check out his recent history. Yeah, the last 5 comments got modded up but check out all the rest of them. This is clearly a troll who is trying to store up some karma for future trolling efforts.

  5. Re:Mod Parent Down - Known Troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    People who advocate the modding down of posts on the sole basis of dislike of their opinion get added to my foes list.

    You sir are a hitler. -boobsea

  6. YOU ARE A TROLL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You probably are a nigerian money scam, censorship nazi.