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- September 2001 (Revised August 2005)
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Microsoft in 2002
By: Michael G. Rukstad, David B. Yoffie, Carl Johnston and Tyrell Levine
Examines Microsoft's strategy and competitive position as it prepares to launch Windows XP. The discussion explores how Microsoft builds and sustains its competitive edge. View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Applications and Software; Product Launch; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States
Rukstad, Michael G., David B. Yoffie, Carl Johnston, and Tyrell Levine. "Microsoft in 2002." Harvard Business School Case 702-411, September 2001. (Revised August 2005.)
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
Arjun Chopra
Arjun Chopra (MBA 2004) is a Partner at FLOODGATE and leads the firm's investments in opportunities that transform the "IT stack" in ways that help companies change the way they do business and compete. Arjun was the CTO at Cambridge View Details
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Anna Wang | MBA
Anna Wang Computer Science Cabot 2022 Cohort 4 I'm excited to be part of a community of innovative, entrepreneurial thinkers where we can learn from one another and support each other through our endeavors. It takes so many different... View Details
- 05 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research
makers." One indicator that experimental research is hot: business is booming at Harvard Business School's Computer Lab for Experimental Research (CLER), which manages a pool of paid human participants and provides researchers with dozens... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
Here, alumni and faculty experts weigh in on some of the assumptions about a hyper-connected world. The upgrade to 5G will be revolutionary for consumers. The arrival of 3G, which delivered the iPhone to the world and made it mainstream, was the stuff of real View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Steven Murch: Philanthropist-in-Training
endeavors. After building his fortune in the virtual world, Steven D. Murch (MBA '91) has taken up a hammer to build a lasting legacy in the real world. “My dream is to create a foundation that helps people,” says Murch, a Microsoft veteran and Internet entrepreneur... View Details
- Web
Catherine Yeo | MBA
Catherine Yeo Computer Science, Secondary in English Dunster 2023 Cohort 4 No founder succeeds alone — not without the most suitable co-founder(s), the right team, and a strong community of peers and mentors to build and grow together.... View Details
- December 2005
- Case
IBM and Eclipse (A)
IBM faces a collective action problem: It open sourced its $40 million application platform and has to convince other companies to contribute. Explores the events leading up to IBM's decision to make the Eclipse platform available as an Open Source project. In 1998,... View Details
Keywords: Digital Platforms; Open Source Distribution; Cooperation; Adoption; Computer Industry; Computer Industry
O'Mahony, Siobhan, Fernando Cela Diaz, and Evangelos Mamas. "IBM and Eclipse (A)." Harvard Business School Case 906-007, December 2005.
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Throwing Your Opponent: Strategies for the Internet Age
become the dominant player on the Web, Microsoft announced that it would follow Netscape's lead in supporting all popular Internet protocols (i.e., the rules computers use to communicate with one another on the Internet), even when they... View Details
Keywords: by Daniel Penrice
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Angel Onuoha | MBA
Angel Onuoha Economics, Secondary in Computer Science Winthrop 2021 Cohort 3 I am excited to be a Tech Fellow to surround myself with other like-minded individuals who are passionate about innovation, technology, and problem solving Tech... View Details
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- October 1997 (Revised January 1998)
- Teaching Note
Intel Pentium Chip Controversy (A) TN ,The
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-196-091). View Details
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Eva Tuecke | MBA
Eva Tuecke Computer Science Mather 2025 Cohort 7 Technological innovation is increasingly transforming so many aspects of life. I'm excited to be part of the HUTIF program, where I will learn with and from a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Download This
the files downloaded in the United States come from computers in the United States. Sixteen percent of music files are downloaded from computers in Germany, 7 percent from Canada, 6 percent from Italy, 4... View Details
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Matthew Sau | MBA
Matthew Sau Economics, Secondary in Computer Science Pforzheimer 2025 Cohort 6 It is an honor and a privilege to be a part of the Roberts Family Fellow program because of the close-knit and inspiring community it fosters. Working with... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
New Releases
United States in order to identify key factors for successful collaboration. Three of the consortia in Corey's study - Texas-based SEMATECH and Microelectron-ics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC) and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
objective was met. Our space research gave rise to Silicon Valley, and U.S. industrial strength was enhanced by technology innovation derived from products created for our satellite program. By 1980, however, Europe, helped by the... View Details
Keywords: Byron Wien; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Delivering the Power to Dream Big
Bart Howe (MBA 2011) envisions a time when tablet computers are self-charging and when buildings will generate their own power. Ubiquitous Energy, a company he cofounded that is creating a new generation of solar cells, puts these... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
What's New? While the low-tech automobile was selected as the most significant consumer product, the "most significant innovation for business" was overwhelmingly seen to be computer technology. "Computer View Details