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- August 2004 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Intel Capital, 2005 (A)
By: David B. Yoffie, Barbara Mack, Adriana Boden and Lee Rand
All companies in a technology-intensive industry must worry about the development of their ecosystems and, in particular, the availability and cost of complementary assets. One strategy for promoting complements is to invest in them directly. Explores Intel's strategy... View Details
- May 2004 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
IBM On Demand Community
By: John A. Quelch
The vice-president of IBM Corporate Community Relations is developing the launch program for IBM On Demand Community, a suite of 140 technology tools designed to enable IBM employees to assist nonprofit community organizations and schools worldwide. View Details
- May 2004
- Background Note
56K Modem Battle
By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
Examines the battle to set the standard for the 56K modem. Set in 1996, this case looks at how computers accessed the Internet via a telephone line, or dial-up connection, and a hardware modem. In 1995, there were 18.6 million total modem unit shipments, with market... View Details
- May 2004
- Teaching Note
Seagate Technology Buyout (TN)
By: Stuart C. Gilson
Teaching Note to (9-201-063). View Details
- April 2004 (Revised November 2005)
- Teaching Note
Microsoft: Positioning the Tablet PC (TN)
By: Youngme E. Moon
Teaching Note to (9-502-051). View Details
- April 2004
- Case
D-Wave Systems: Building a Quantum Computer
By: Alan D. MacCormack, Ajay Agrawal and Rebecca Henderson
D-Wave Systems is a start-up seeking to commercialize a quantum computer. Its business model is unique: as of 2003, it had very few technical resources within the firm. Instead, it financed a series of projects undertaken at universities and government labs. In return... View Details
- April 2004 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard-Compaq: The Merger Decision
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Jonathan Barnett
Hewlett-Packard's proposed $24 billion acquisition of rival Compaq marked the largest merger in the history of the computer industry. The merger was Hewlett-Packard's response to sweeping changes impacting the technology industry. The severity of the stock market's... View Details
- February 2004
- Case
New HP, The: The Clean Room and Beyond
By: Leslie A. Perlow and Elizabeth Kind
When the $19 billion merger of Silicon Valley legend Hewlett-Packard and Houston-based PC giant Compaq Computer Corp. legally closed on May 3, 2002, both companies had already devoted an immense amount of time preparing for the challenges that lay ahead. Chief among... View Details
- January 2004
- Case
Matching Dell (B): 1998-2003
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Simona Giorgi
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- January 2004
- Case
Nokia and MIT's Project Oxygen (Abridged)
By: David B. Yoffie and Rebecca Henderson
Looks at how Nokia should respond to a future vision of computing and communications that was developed at MIT's Project Oxygen. View Details
- January 2004 (Revised March 2010)
- Teaching Note
Intel Corporation: 1968-2003; Intel Corporation: 2005 (TN)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, David B. Yoffie and Sasha Mattu
Teaching Note to (9-703-427). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- December 2003 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
High-Definition TV: The Grand Alliance
Describes political and economic forces that influenced the development of an all-digital, high-definition television (HDTV) standard in the United States between 1986 and 1996. Outlines the stakes for various government and industry participants in the... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment; Policy; Management Practices and Processes; Emerging Markets; Standards; Business and Government Relations; Networks; Research and Development; Technology Adoption; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Japan; Europe; United States
- October 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Symbian: Setting the Mobility Standard
By: Fernando F. Suarez and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Symbian, a joint venture owned by companies who collectively sold a dominant share of the world's cell phones, faced competition from Microsoft in developing the operating system for "smartphones," which integrated mobile communications and computing functions. In... View Details
- August 2003
- Teaching Note
Computer Associates International Inc.: Governance and Investor Communication Challenge (TN)
By: Paul M. Healy
Teaching Note for (9-103-007). View Details
- August 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Wintel (A): Cooperation or Conflict
By: David B. Yoffie, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Sasha Mattu
Examines the dynamic relationship between two complementors: Intel and Microsoft. Set in 1995, the case asks how Intel and Microsoft should solve a serious division between the two companies that threatens the health of the PC industry. View Details
- August 2003
- Case
Wintel (B): From NSP to MMX
By: David B. Yoffie
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- August 2003
- Case
Wintel (C): From MMX to the Internet
By: David B. Yoffie
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- August 2003
- Case
Wintel (D): From the Internet to Multi-Market Coordination
By: David B. Yoffie
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- August 2003
- Case
Wintel (E): From Multi-Market Contact to Multi-Geographic Contact
By: David B. Yoffie
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry