Research Methods I Sample Methods Section Technology Lockout

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Research Methods I Sample Methods
SectionTechnology Lockout

• Paul D. Rouse
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• St. Ambrose University

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Propositions

• P1 Investment in continuous learning will reduce
  the likelihood of a technological lockout.
• P2 RD expenditures will reduce the likelihood
  of a technological lockout.

• P3 The number of patents will increase the
  likelihood of a technological lockout.
• P4 The longer the delay of a competitors product
  in to the market, the greater the likelihood of a
  technological lockout.

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Examples of TL

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• 1. Sony Beta / VHS Video tape standards
• 2. Apple / Windows Desktop operating systems
• 3. Syquest / iomega - High capacity removable
  media
• 4. RCA video disk / DVD Video disk standards
• 5. Kodak / Xerox - Copy Machines
• 6. AMD / Intel - PC processor chips
• 7. IBM OS/2 / Windows NT Graphical Network
  operating systems
• 8. Netscape / Internet Explorer Desktop front
  end
• 9. Hierarchical / SQL - Database infrastructure
• 10. Lantastic / Windows 9X - Peer-to-peer
  networking solutions
• 11. Novell NDS / Microsoft AD Network Directory
  Services
• 12. Token-ring / Ethernet Network topologies
• 13. 56K X2 modem/ 56K Flex Modem standards
• 14. Corel PerfectOffice / Microsoft Office
  Application suite
• 15. Fat Client / Thin Client Application
  front-end (emerging TL)

• 16. Manual Rolodex / Electronic Organizers
  Personal information managers
• 17. Prodigy / AOL Consumer online service
  providers
• 18. Windows CE / Palm OS Palm top O/S
• 19. Passive hubs / Managed Switches Networking
  infrastructure
• 20. Lotus 123 / Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
• 21. Proprietary protocols / H.323 protocol
  Video Conferencing protocol standards.
• 22. General CAD / ProE Engineering software for
  level one auto / construction / ag markets.
• 23. Other protocols / TCP-IP Routable protocols
• 24. Microsoft Exchange / Lotus Notes Groupware
• 25. Others / APC Uninterruptible power
  supplies.
• 26. Fujitsu / IBM Mainframe computers
• 27. Others / Visio Network diagram and
  documentation software.
• 28. Others / Visioneer Desktop roll scanners
• 29. Plasma / Liquid Crystal Laptop displays
• 30. WINS / DNS Name resolution systems

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Methods

• Focus Group
• Archival Data
• DV The likelihood of technology lockout
• IV
• Investment in continuous learning
• RD expenditures
• Number of patents
• Delay of a competitors product in to the market

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Intel vs. AMD (Patents)
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Intel vs. AMD (Net Sales)
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Intel vs. AMD (RD Expenditures)
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Intel vs. AMD (Number of Employees)