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You are hereAppleSeven Ways the World is Changing the InternetSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2012-01-11 16:25Since most people focus on how the Internet is changing the world, few focus on the reverse -- how much the world is changing the Internet. See My Forbes Tech Capitalist blog post to learn the "Seven Ways the World is Changing the Internet."
Android’s Pickpocket behind Google WalletSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2011-12-09 10:15The kerfuffle painting the Google Wallet App as an innocent victim of Verizon blocking -- in violation of an "open" Internet and net neutrality regulations -- completely misses the forest for the trees. This conflict revolves around two ongoing industry battles. To see what this kerfuffle is really all about read my Forbes Tech Capitalist blog post here: Android's Pickpocket behind Google Wallet.
Top Ten Flaws in FCC’s AT&T/T-Mobile Competition AnalysisSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2011-12-05 18:24The unprecedented release of a FCC draft staff analysis opposing the the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile transaction could backfire legally, undermining its intent to backstop the DOJ's pending lawsuit against the merger. See my Forbes Tech Capitalist post here on the "Top Ten Flaws in the FCC's AT&T/T-Mobile Competition Analysis."
NetCompetition Statement on Verizon/Cable-SpectrumCo TransactionSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2011-12-02 14:47FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2011 Contact: Scott Cleland 703-217-2407
Verizon/SpectrumCo Deal Reflects Metamorphosis of Communications Competition Broadband, Internet, & Cloud Computing Technologies Creating Omni-Modal Competition
WASHINGTON D.C. – Verizon Wireless’ purchase of 20 MHz of currently unused, near-nationwide AWS spectrum from Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks for $3.6b and reselling rights spotlights the extraordinary metamorphosis of communications competition being driven by broadband, Internet and cloud computing technologies.
The following quotes may be attributed to Scott Cleland, Chairman of NetCompetition.org:
The Top Ten Threats to GoogleSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2011-11-15 12:19In compiling and ranking the top threats facing Google, I was amazed at the breadth, depth, diversity and seriousness of the threats and liabilities facing Google. Please see my Forbes Tech Capitalist post here to learn the ranking of what threats to Google are most serious and why. Google Too Fast and Loose for LAPDSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2011-10-28 11:03How could Google fail to meet the security needs of the City of Los Angeles in its trophy government cloud contract? Learn why in my Forbes Tech Capitalist post here, entitled "Google Too Fast and Loose for LAPD." Netflix' Negative Growth StorySubmitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2011-10-25 17:00Netflix has self-torpedoed themselves a third time in just the last three months. See my Forbes Tech Capitalist post here to learn how. The Metamorphosis of Communications Competition -- A New FrameworkSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2011-10-21 16:32For those seeking to better understand how communications competition has evolved, expanded, and accelerated to cloud communications competition, don't miss my new six-chart powerpoint presentation: "The Metamorphosis of Communications Competition," here. My bottom line conclusion: The transformation of communications competition requires a transformation in communications law.
I presented this new easy-to-understand framework for understanding exploding communications competition at a NetCompetition event today on Capitol Hill, which also featured excellent presentations by Jeff Eisenach, Managing Director of Navigant Economics, and Ev Ehrlich, President of ESC Company. Why Google's Not a "Platform"Submitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2011-10-19 15:33A Google engineer's rant about how Google does not "get" platforms creates the opportunity to learn why Google does not aspire to be a platform like its competitors do.
Google's Earnings Spotlight Its Antitrust LiabilitiesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2011-10-14 14:28Google's 3Q11 earnings call and release provided lots of new and relevant evidence to the many antitrust investigations of Google going on around the world.
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