Comments on: Commoditization vs. innovation? http://ianmurdock.com/commoditization/commoditization-vs-innovation/ on emerging platforms and the power of aggregation and integration Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:28:31 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: DavidSchmitt http://ianmurdock.com/commoditization/commoditization-vs-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-20 DavidSchmitt Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ianmurdock.com/wp/?p=62#comment-20 To state the obvious: commoditization on one level enables innovation on the next level. The web technology hasn't changed fundamentally since the first graphics capable Mosaic release. But the provided applications boomed. Innovation pushes the frontier. Commoditization is a sure sign, that a particular frontier is broken. Since live on the frontier is harsh, that is also a good sign for consumers. Enabling them to get products that won't be obsolete next tuesday. To state the obvious: commoditization on one level enables innovation on the next level.

The web technology hasn’t changed fundamentally since the first graphics capable Mosaic release. But the provided applications boomed.

Innovation pushes the frontier. Commoditization is a sure sign, that a particular frontier is broken. Since live on the frontier is harsh, that is also a good sign for consumers. Enabling them to get products that won’t be obsolete next tuesday.

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