Comments on: In Praise of Third Place http://www.901am.com/2006/in-praise-of-third-place.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-praise-of-third-place New Media News Every Morning Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:12:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Krug http://www.901am.com/2006/in-praise-of-third-place.html/comment-page-1#comment-270 David Krug Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:50:41 +0000 http://www.actionwebtools.com/~nine01am/?p=448#comment-270 Yep, I agree I think competition is good for business and good for consumers. Ultimately it boils down to pushing the envelop of success because competition causes reason for innovation and sure as hell does keep people honest. Yep, I agree I think competition is good for business and good for consumers. Ultimately it boils down to pushing the envelop of success because competition causes reason for innovation and sure as hell does keep people honest.

]]> By: ggwfung http://www.901am.com/2006/in-praise-of-third-place.html/comment-page-1#comment-269 ggwfung Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:04:13 +0000 http://www.actionwebtools.com/~nine01am/?p=448#comment-269 it's a quirk of economics, but mature industries almost always level out to 3 players. ie one company = monopoly, which governments dislike two companies is a war of attrition, and the industry stagnates three players offers incentive s for innovation, and keeps everyone honest of course, as the article suggests, you define your own benchmarks for success it’s a quirk of economics, but mature industries almost always level out to 3 players.

ie one company = monopoly, which governments dislike

two companies is a war of attrition, and the industry stagnates

three players offers incentive s for innovation, and keeps everyone honest

of course, as the article suggests, you define your own benchmarks for success

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