Digital Wars: Apple, Google, Microsoft and the Battle for the Internet

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Kogan Page Publishers, May 3, 2014 - Business & Economics - 344 pages

The first time that Apple, Google and Microsoft found themselves sharing the same digital space was 1998. They were radically different companies and they would subsequently fight a series of pitched battles for control of different parts of the digital landscape. They could not know of the battles to come. But they would be world-changing.

This new edition of Digital Wars looks at each of these battles in turn. Accessible and comprehensive, it analyses the very different cultures of the three companies and assesses exactly who are the victors on each front. Thoroughly updated to include information on the latest developments and rising competitors Samsung, it also include a completely new chapter on how China moved from being the assembly plant for music players and smartphones, to becoming the world's biggest smartphone business.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
Chapter One 1998
3
Chapter Two Microsoft antitrust
18
Googleversus Microsoft
26
Apple versus Microsoft
91
Chapter Five Smartphones
168
Chapter Six Tablets
263
Chapter Seven China
284
Chapter Eight 2011
305
Epilogue The age of uncertainty
311
Notes
314
References and further reading
323
Acknowledgements
324
Trademarks
325
Index
327
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Charles Arthur is technology editor at the Guardian. An experienced journalist, he has also worked at the Independent and New Scientist - all adding up to over 25 years in technology and science journalism. He has met all the senior figures in the technology industry and has extensive experience of reporting on the activities of Apple, Google and Microsoft. He has interviewed Bill Gates and Steve Jobs on numerous occasions. Charles has a large following and regularly speaks, writes and blogs on all topics relating to technology.

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