Recently Apple has been awarded a patent for the virtual book page turn. Now imagine such an event in the age of the printing press. How would we navigate books or other printed materials? The tools and the methods we used in the physical world are slowly coming to live in the digital world. Skeuomorph design has blazed the path to copy from the physical to the virtual world. Yet, without a better understanding of the real world, will it help or hurt? Read further >

I recently discovered HBS professor Clayton M. Christensen’s book The Innovator’s Dilemma. In it he explains the theory behind disruptions and why they are particularly menacing if you are not prepared. There are companies like IBM that have managed to survive numerous disruptions by shifting models early or like Apple or Amazon by creating disruptions themselves. Nevertheless, timing is crucial to either shift or create but the real challenge lies in where to shift to or how to disrupt. What are the signs? Read further >

Recently, when Google started Google+ everybody became increasingly aware that customer data is one of the most important benefits on the web. All of the four major players do not allow anonymous user accounts. And Google+ will be more than just social – it will be credit card as well as identity card. Read further >

Most of what’s happening on the information super highway – at accelerating speeds – is just evolution as genuine as Darwin. Yet, most are still determined to call it cannibalism when a “new” service or product threatens the established business models. But as the saying goes: there’s so sense in beating a dead horse…better to trade it for a car while it’s still alive. Read further >

The Windows operating system and the various software bundles of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel sold as Microsoft Office continue to dominate the desktops of tax, legal & regulatory professionals globally. The software is either pre-installed on the hardware or installed by IT personnel. Microsoft does not entirely control the hardware, the PC’s and laptops, on which the software is installed. That lack of control over the hardware introduces some inconvenience in the process of purchasing and installing software. The model for a software purchase is to go to a store and purchase packaged software that is available on a CD-ROM or DVD. Updates typically are delivered over the Web. Read further >