Invisible Engines: How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries

Invisible Engines: How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries
by D. Evans, A. Hagiu, R. Schmalensee

Publisher: The MIT Press 2008
ISBN/ASIN: 0262550687
ISBN-13: 9780262550680
Number of pages: 409

Description:
Software platforms are the invisible engines that have created, touched, or transformed nearly every major industry for the past quarter century. This book examines the business dynamics and strategies used by firms that recognize the transformative power unleashed by this new revolution - a revolution that will change both new and old industries.