Comments on: An Innovator’s Dilemma: Amazon and Apple edition http://billpetti.com/2009/08/03/an-innovators-dilemma-amazon-and-apple-edition/ Signal/Noise is a website that provides commentary on topics such as business, technology, innovation, research methodology and analysis, crowdsourcing & open innovation, business planning & forecasting, and data analytics. If there is a general theme that runs through the site, it is my personal obsession with information and analysis, in particular the various ways that we can separate credible information from the vast noise that exists. In particular, I am interested in how we can determine when people and organizations can be trusted in situations where they have an incentive to deceive–i.e. when the signals they send can be deemed credible. Moreover, I am interested in how we can craft better signals of our own so that we can engender trust and credibility with those we interact with. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:49:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Apple-Amazon War Begins 1/27 « bill | petti http://billpetti.com/2009/08/03/an-innovators-dilemma-amazon-and-apple-edition/#comment-446 The Apple-Amazon War Begins 1/27 « bill | petti Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:40:02 +0000 http://billpetti.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-446 [...] 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment My very first post back in August of last year examined Amazon’s attempt to disrupt the publishing industry [...] [...] 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment My very first post back in August of last year examined Amazon’s attempt to disrupt the publishing industry [...]

]]> By: Daily Linkage « billpetti http://billpetti.com/2009/08/03/an-innovators-dilemma-amazon-and-apple-edition/#comment-11 Daily Linkage « billpetti Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:18:10 +0000 http://billpetti.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-11 [...] a follow up to my post on Apple and Amazon: Amazon vs. Barnes & [...] [...] a follow up to my post on Apple and Amazon: Amazon vs. Barnes & [...]

]]> By: sandbaggerone http://billpetti.com/2009/08/03/an-innovators-dilemma-amazon-and-apple-edition/#comment-3 sandbaggerone Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:12:18 +0000 http://billpetti.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-3 One thing you have to remember is that Amazon and Apple have completely different business models. Apple is in the biz of selling <em>hardware</em>, while Amazon is in the biz of selling <em>bits</em>. Apple uses the iTunes Store etc to sell iPods. iTunes is widely regarded as a loss-leader (at least until the release of the App Store). Amazon on the other hand wants people to have Kindles and Kindle-compatible devices (ie. the iPhone Kindle app. Also, look at their purchase of Lexcycle) so people will buy their books. Rather than being competitors, I think a partnership is more in order, much like Apple and Audible.com. However, I don't know how the FCC would feel about that. _________________ PS. Bill, you really need to adjust the CSS styling for your comment box. I am on Safari and it is like 4 point Courier. Very difficult to read/write. I see in the CSS that it is 1.2 ems which should be more like 12pt text. There must be some conflict. One thing you have to remember is that Amazon and Apple have completely different business models. Apple is in the biz of selling hardware, while Amazon is in the biz of selling bits. Apple uses the iTunes Store etc to sell iPods. iTunes is widely regarded as a loss-leader (at least until the release of the App Store). Amazon on the other hand wants people to have Kindles and Kindle-compatible devices (ie. the iPhone Kindle app. Also, look at their purchase of Lexcycle) so people will buy their books.

Rather than being competitors, I think a partnership is more in order, much like Apple and Audible.com. However, I don’t know how the FCC would feel about that.

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PS. Bill, you really need to adjust the CSS styling for your comment box. I am on Safari and it is like 4 point Courier. Very difficult to read/write. I see in the CSS that it is 1.2 ems which should be more like 12pt text. There must be some conflict.

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