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Microsoft’s Bid to Make Outlook More than Email

Harvard Business Review

Similarly, Google started with a search engine and then introduced search advertising to connect advertisers to users. Apple’s iPod started as a music-playing device, until it developed the iTunes music store and App Store to connect content providers and app develops to iPod users. Re-brand Outlook.

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How AI Will Change Strategy: A Thought Experiment

Harvard Business Review

Most shoppers have noticed Amazon’s recommendation engine while they shop — it offers suggestions of items that their AI predicts you will want to buy. What happens to Amazon’s strategy as their data scientists, engineers, and machine learning experts work tirelessly to dial up the accuracy on the prediction machine?

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Which Nation Has the Best 'Technik'?

Harvard Business Review

But America's edge is eroding fast as it struggles to keep first-mover advantage over its innovations. Science and engineering have become devalued amongst American students and policy-makers. Science and engineering have become devalued amongst American students and policy-makers.