James Surowiecki’s In Praise Of Third Place discusses Nintendo’s success and offers an interesting look at arms races, simplicity, and why companies should focus on profit over market share. Sony and Microsoft’s quest to “control the living room” has locked them in a classic arms race; they have invested billions of dollars in an attempt to surpass each other technologically, building ever-bigger,
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