After reading this in Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy by Carl Shapiro, Hal R. Varian … Markets … for information goods aren’t viable, since the cost of incremental production is zero, your competition can sell for a lower cost and still make a profit. … I’ve always wanted to draw the [...]
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“Better Than Free” … Wouldn’t That Be Free-er (er, More Free)?
February 7th, 2008 · Comments Off · Information Markets
Kevin Kelly has written something that seems to be getting a lot of attention – Better Than Free. The article essentially lists out various ways that companies can add value to their information goods, and hence a price greater than free (a word beautiful to the consumer, hated by entrepreneurs and companies). The fundamental insight [...]
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