Ruling the Waves: Cycles of Discovery, Chaos, and Wealth from the Compass to the InternetThe high-tech bubble seems to have burst-or has it? Knowing where you are in the business cycle is crucial. Historical perspective helps, and so does keen analysis. Ruling the Waves offers both. Debora Spar begins the historical context with pirate tales. Jean Lafitte's domination of the seas and Rupert Murdoch's domination of the British airwaves with BskyB have much in common. Tales of the telegraph and radio help you understand the natural evolution of Microsoft, the trials of the codemakers who fought the U.S. government to protect Internet privacy, and the revolutionary rap stars who challenged the record industry. Great stories of quirky pioneers and their roller-coaster ridesmake this the one book that you need to become an expert on the path of future innovations and the natural development from idea to market in a changing world. |
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... monopoly . And Americans , much as they like effective private solutions , have a deep - seated dislike for any firm that re- sembles a monopoly . This dislike is not necessarily connected to an underlying economic rationale . Indeed ...
... monopoly . And Americans , much as they like effective private solutions , have a deep - seated dislike for any firm that re- sembles a monopoly . This dislike is not necessarily connected to an underlying economic rationale . Indeed ...
Page 122
... monopoly . When monop- oly emerged , therefore , it was a private monopoly , a creation of the market rather than of the state . And it ignited a fierce storm of demands . Defeated competitors wanted constraints placed on Western ...
... monopoly . When monop- oly emerged , therefore , it was a private monopoly , a creation of the market rather than of the state . And it ignited a fierce storm of demands . Defeated competitors wanted constraints placed on Western ...
Page 187
... monopoly played a different role in radio than they had in te- legraphy and would in software and satellite television . As in all these industries , there was a certain tendency in radio toward monopoly , a certain advantage that could ...
... monopoly played a different role in radio than they had in te- legraphy and would in software and satellite television . As in all these industries , there was a certain tendency in radio toward monopoly , a certain advantage that could ...
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