From the first and second e-Activities, analyze the key ways in which Intel and Microsoft capitalized on and reaped substantial first-mover advantages in pioneering new technologies. Provide a rationale to support your response.
From the first and second e-Activities, compare Intel’s and Microsoft’s strategies in terms of their ability to profit from innovation. Next, analyze the manner in which shifts in new technologies revolutionized the structure of the industry, increasing profitability and growth through global expansion. Provide a rationale to support your response.
e-Activities
· Watch the video titled “Quantum Computing Can't Outthink Us"” (3 min 55 s). Be prepared to discuss.
Video Source: IntelFreePress (2011, October 7). Quantum Computing Can't Outthink Us [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUEqAp8oofE
This video can be viewed from within your online course shell.
· Watch the video titled “TechForum 2012: A New Age of Personal Computing” (3 min 3 s). Be prepared to discuss.
Video Source: Microsoft (2012, February 27). TechForum 2012: A New Age of Personal Computing [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juoAo8p8OI8.
This video can be viewed from within your online course shell.