Comments on: The Rise of the Instant Company http://gigaom.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:58:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: omis.me » About Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-524024 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 22:38:49 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-524024 [...] different, think big and think mass audience. Result were evident in several stories including The New Road to Riches, The Rise of The Instant Company, How to Ride the Fifth Wave, and How to Build a Bulletproof  [...]

]]> By: Using Starbucks As Your Office? Here Are Some Tips http://gigaom.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95981 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:14:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95981 [...] and a plethora of technology platforms have helped accelerate the emergence of the lean start-up (something I chronicled back in 2003), the redefinition of the modern workspace has helped catalyze the post-broadband start-up [...]

]]> By: GigaOm: Om Malik's Broadband Blog http://gigaom.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95975 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95975 Mirra Mirra on the wall….

Mirra, company formerly known as Ispiri is yet another example of an Instant Company. Powered by a generic x86 processor, 80 gigabyte (or 120 GB) hard drive, the Mirra is a personal server that uses the free Linux operating system….

]]> By: GigaOm: Om Malik's Broadband Blog http://gigaom.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95976 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95976 Software will be commoditized!

In my story, The Rise of the Instant Company, I pointed out how commoditization and standards were roiling the hardware business, ala Sun Microsystems, and how some smart start-ups were using that trend to their advantage by developing products that…

]]> By: GigaOm: Om Malik's Broadband Blog http://gigaom.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95977 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95977 Commoditization quake hits Consumer Electronics

The consumer electronics business is undergoing a massive upheaval as more and more players jump in with products that could only be produced by giants such as Sony and Panasonic till recently. Dell, HP, and nameless players are all riding…

]]> By: Om Malik's Broadband Blog http://gigaom.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95978 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95978 Viewsonic’s bets on Convergence

Commoditization, as outlined in my story, The Rise of the Instant Company, is helping companies diversify, and get into previously unrelated businesses quite easily. One such company is Viewsonic, which for nearly a decade sold computer monitors but ha…

]]> By: Om Malik on Broadband http://gigaom.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95979 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95979 Profitless Prosperity?

The much awaited CES show is finally coming to an end, and as expected it created a lot of hype, buzz and some distorted form of reality. Michael Dell, Bill Gates, Carly Fiorina – all those who normally attended the…

]]> By: Om Malik on Broadband http://gigaom.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95980 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2003/11/21/the-rise-of-the-instant-company/#comment-95980 Commoditization, curse or opportunity

There is a massive brouhaha brewing over a recent piece by Columbia University professor ELi Noam who writes in The Financial Times that we are headed towards a future where IT fails. Whoops! Shades of another article by another person…

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