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Collectivity and Power on the InternetInternet Companies: Market Concentration, Competition and Power

Collectivity and Power on the Internet: Internet Companies: Market Concentration, Competition and... [Based on a systematic review and evaluation of business reports, documents, statistics, literature and press releases, this article analyzes the market concentration and the expansion and innovation strategies of the leading internet companies Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. The findings invalidate any claims that a decentralization of the market and a democratization of the internet is taking place, or that research, development and innovation processes are becoming more open and collaborative. The five examined companies, as the operators of the core infrastructures of the worldwide web, shape the overall products and services offer of the internet, determine access to the web, structure the communication possibilities for users, and are the main drivers of innovation in this field. Not decentralization, democratization and open innovation but market concentration, control and power struggles are categories to adequately describe the fundamental dynamics of the commercial internet.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Collectivity and Power on the InternetInternet Companies: Market Concentration, Competition and Power

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-78413-7
Pages
85 –108
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-78414-4_5
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Abstract

[Based on a systematic review and evaluation of business reports, documents, statistics, literature and press releases, this article analyzes the market concentration and the expansion and innovation strategies of the leading internet companies Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. The findings invalidate any claims that a decentralization of the market and a democratization of the internet is taking place, or that research, development and innovation processes are becoming more open and collaborative. The five examined companies, as the operators of the core infrastructures of the worldwide web, shape the overall products and services offer of the internet, determine access to the web, structure the communication possibilities for users, and are the main drivers of innovation in this field. Not decentralization, democratization and open innovation but market concentration, control and power struggles are categories to adequately describe the fundamental dynamics of the commercial internet.]

Published: Apr 11, 2018

Keywords: Internet economy; Digital capitalism; Platforms; Innovation; Market concentration; Power; Regulation

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