Dell’s direct sales strategy is one of the most often cited examples concerning process and business model innovation. Now the CEO Michael Dell announced at CRN that his company is going to enforce other sales channels like commercial resellers and retail stores. So the question is whether Dell is back paddling because it has undervalued [...]
The maybe astonishing but simple answer is: the big companies! Credit: Enterprise Ireland On the internet, the big get bigger. It wasn’t supposed to be like that. When the web arrived in the early 1990s, it was heralded as a liberating force that would free us from the confines of gated communities like AOL and [...]
During the last few months time and again I was in doubt about the effect and significance of writing posts in my blog but since I’ve read this story about a blog post that beat down Apple’s stock price I’m highly motivated again: Geeks Post on a Blog, Rich Men Lose $4 Billion So now [...]
At MIT Media Lab Symposium Hugh Herr unveiled an “Active Ankle-Foot Prosthesis”. This is the first prosthesis that allows for a humanlike gait. (Hugh Herr) Credit: Webb Chappell via Technology Review Just watch the video (highlights, full show in 2 parts) and be amazed of these new inventions! If you’re interessted in details you can [...]
A current Technology Review article deals with the question: “What is the secret of Apple design?” Among others the author interviewed Don Norman, a former vice president of advanced technology at Apple, and in my humble opinion he hit the mark: The hardest part of design, especially consumer electronics, is keeping features out. Simplicity is [...]
