Structuring the smartphone industry: Is the mobile Internet OS platform the key?

Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 239-261

  Kenney, Martin ^a   Pon, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

android; industry structure; iPhone; platforms; smart phones

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960186085     PISSN: 15661679     EISSN: 15737012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10842-011-0105-6     Document Type: Article

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