Microsoft Monopoly

The largest characteristic of the software industry that allowed Microsoft the opportunity to become monopolistic was the way that “standards” are introduced and used. Once any piece of software becomes the industry standard, it becomes poised to dominate the market. Examples: Microsoft, Netscape, hypertext transfer protocol (http), etc. Microsoft had an even better position because Read More …

Manager Interview

Rob Ludlow Management 3600 Section 01 October 4, 2000 MANAGER QUESTIONS: Preface: In this assignment I will undertake the task of interviewing Michael Ludlow (my brother) who is the Western Regional Director of Sales with DigitalThink Corporation. The conversation was quite lengthy, so there will be much editing as I endeavor to write this in Read More …