Comments on: Against Platform Monopolies: Conclusion http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/ The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:13:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: short url http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-34236 short url Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:34:50 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-34236 5514222223d8 Great work <a href="http:/0zu.tw/" rel="nofollow">short url</a> short url 5514222223d8 Great work short url short url

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]]> By: Noel http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-52045 Noel Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:55:41 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-52045 Tim, I've looked through your posts on "monopoly platforms" and while interesting, I'm curious what exactly do you mean by "monopoly." Do you mean protected by IP, with semi or fully closed protocols, centralized control by a vertically integrated platform creator? Can you give some examples...<br><br>Also, some good related article:<br><a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=216533">http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract...</a><br><a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=913402">http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract...</a> Tim, I’ve looked through your posts on “monopoly platforms” and while interesting, I’m curious what exactly do you mean by “monopoly.” Do you mean protected by IP, with semi or fully closed protocols, centralized control by a vertically integrated platform creator? Can you give some examples…

Also, some good related article:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract...
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract...

]]> By: Noel http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-34235 Noel Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:55:41 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-34235 Tim, I've looked through your posts on "monopoly platforms" and while interesting, I'm curious what exactly do you mean by "monopoly." Do you mean protected by IP, with semi or fully closed protocols, centralized control by a vertically integrated platform creator? Can you give some examples... Also, some good related article: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=216533 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=913402 Tim, I’ve looked through your posts on “monopoly platforms” and while interesting, I’m curious what exactly do you mean by “monopoly.” Do you mean protected by IP, with semi or fully closed protocols, centralized control by a vertically integrated platform creator? Can you give some examples…

Also, some good related article:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=216533
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=913402

]]> By: Doug Lay http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-52044 Doug Lay Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:08:15 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-52044 To those of us who drank the Internet Kool-Aid long ago, the superiority of open standards is so self-evident that lengthy justifications don't seem necessary. Obviuously, however, not everyone sees things this way (University of Chicago law-and-economics types seem to have special difficulty "getting it"), so work like this is very important. Thanks, Mr. Lee! To those of us who drank the Internet Kool-Aid long ago, the superiority of open standards is so self-evident that lengthy justifications don’t seem necessary. Obviuously, however, not everyone sees things this way (University of Chicago law-and-economics types seem to have special difficulty “getting it”), so work like this is very important. Thanks, Mr. Lee!

]]> By: Doug Lay http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-34234 Doug Lay Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:08:15 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-34234 To those of us who drank the Internet Kool-Aid long ago, the superiority of open standards is so self-evident that lengthy justifications don't seem necessary. Obviuously, however, not everyone sees things this way (University of Chicago law-and-economics types seem to have special difficulty "getting it"), so work like this is very important. Thanks, Mr. Lee! To those of us who drank the Internet Kool-Aid long ago, the superiority of open standards is so self-evident that lengthy justifications don’t seem necessary. Obviuously, however, not everyone sees things this way (University of Chicago law-and-economics types seem to have special difficulty “getting it”), so work like this is very important. Thanks, Mr. Lee!

]]> By: Tim http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-52043 Tim Fri, 28 Jul 2006 04:13:41 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-52043 Thanks Peter! I'm glad someone was interested to read it all the way through. :-) Thanks Peter! I’m glad someone was interested to read it all the way through. :-)

]]> By: Tim http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-34233 Tim Fri, 28 Jul 2006 03:13:41 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-34233 Thanks Peter! I'm glad someone was interested to read it all the way through. :-) Thanks Peter! I’m glad someone was interested to read it all the way through. :-)

]]> By: PLN http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-52042 PLN Fri, 28 Jul 2006 02:39:42 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-52042 You've done a truly wonderful job putting together this argument... I've gotten so tired of neo-Schumpeterians claiming that because companies *like* monopoly profits, and often hope to have them temporarily, we must therefore move heaven and earth to guarantee them. You’ve done a truly wonderful job putting together this argument… I’ve gotten so tired of neo-Schumpeterians claiming that because companies *like* monopoly profits, and often hope to have them temporarily, we must therefore move heaven and earth to guarantee them.

]]> By: PLN http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-34232 PLN Fri, 28 Jul 2006 01:39:42 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/27/against-platform-monopolies-conclusion/#comment-34232 You've done a truly wonderful job putting together this argument... I've gotten so tired of neo-Schumpeterians claiming that because companies *like* monopoly profits, and often hope to have them temporarily, we must therefore move heaven and earth to guarantee them. You’ve done a truly wonderful job putting together this argument… I’ve gotten so tired of neo-Schumpeterians claiming that because companies *like* monopoly profits, and often hope to have them temporarily, we must therefore move heaven and earth to guarantee them.

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