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The article discusses the establishment and use of computing platforms by American businesses. The article offers a definition of business platforms based on the example of the App Store operated by technology company Apple as well as social networks. Competition from platforms faced by other compan...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 419; no. 8990; pp. 58 - 59
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 5/21/2016
Subjects:
Apple Inc.
Social networks
Economic competition
Computing platforms
Business software
Application stores
Application software
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses the establishment and use of computing platforms by American businesses. The article offers a definition of business platforms based on the example of the App Store operated by technology company Apple as well as social networks. Competition from platforms faced by other companies such as Audi, General Electric, and Apollo Hospitals is analyzed.