JoeBobCooter Posted December 5, 2002 Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 All - Brand new to the board, but not new to MD. I am in the process of writing a MBA paper in a technology and innovation management class on innovation and the MiniDisc. I have found all the resources on this site very useful. Very high-level The rough outline is as follows; Intro - History of MD/Paper will address static and dynamic models of innovation and how evaluates Sony's level of success relative to this. Technology - Talk to MO technology/ATRAC/NetMD... Innovation Models (Static) Teece (Dynamic) Demonstrate that MD was truly innovative (i.e. had less functionality out of the gate for more money, but caught up) Analysis - The Xitel device likely saved Sony, and THAT innovation was important. I will post a public link to the paper when finished, and if folks are interested, during its process. Some of the information I have gathered may be of interest to other researchers. Please let me know your thoughts or ideas you might have. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leland Posted December 5, 2002 Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 Not sure why you think the Xitel device saved Sony. The Japanese market saved Sony with broad and comprehensive product adoption. The US market became irrelevant to Sony for Minidisc a few years ago. That is why it is hard to find good product variety in the US. In Japan, it is hard to buy a combo stereo unit without a MD player or recorder/player in it. MD is everywhere in Japan. I have a factory installed MD player in my Lexus here in Japan. There was even a billboard advertisement for a new Panasonic MD that was plastered all over Tokyo last month. You would never see that in the US. I think the Xitel device is minor. I suggest you globalize your view for the paper you are writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted December 6, 2002 Report Share Posted December 6, 2002 I seem to remember the Xitel site having a story about how their product was popular because of its minidisc-ness, but the way they made it sound, it was more like MD saved them. Still, I can't find it on their site anymore, and I wouldn't trust my own memory for anything. I'm an MD owner, without any Xitel stuff, and while the thought has crossed my mind, I'd be more likely to just get a nice soundcard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystyler Posted December 6, 2002 Report Share Posted December 6, 2002 I seem to remember the Xitel site having a story about how their product was popular because of its minidisc-ness, but the way they made it sound, it was more like MD saved them. Still, I can't find it on their site anymore, and I wouldn't trust my own memory for anything. I'm an MD owner, without any Xitel stuff, and while the thought has crossed my mind, I'd be more likely to just get a nice soundcard.Don't worry, your memory was reliable today - I've read that article a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronic Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 I would have to agree. I think Japenese marketing was the key to saving Minidisc. However, Xitel is important and should be included in the essay....just not as the savior of MD. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBobCooter Posted December 7, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 I truly appreciate the insight. My focus here is on the innovative, specifically the disruptive technology aspects of the MiniDisc. From a classic disruptive technology standpoint, the Xitel device could be thought of as disruptive, while the Xitel at the time allowed the device to record MDs. This ability to transfer music from the PC to the MD was imitated by Sony with the NetMD technology. The global perspective is a point well taken. The demand for the device in Japan was driven by network effects (more folks had them) and Japan market more willing to pay a premium for miniturization. The paper is progressing. An early draft is attached for those interested. I have the Excel files used to generate the tables and graphs if anyone wants them. Thanks again. http://www.parislynnalex.com/MD/Mini%20Dis...%20_120502_.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 Hi JoeBob, Here's a little constructive criticism for your early draft--hope that you take it as constructive--that's the way I mean to offer it to you. I'm an MBA/Ed.M. working on a Ph.D. in education policy and having written and read a bunch of papers here's my quick impression--reads a bit too much like a book report--particularly with so many charts and graphs. Need to spend quite a bit more time on the analytic section. Your professor will notice any weakness there. Also, you might want to discuss the implications for MD of the recent and rapid adoption of CD burning capability into nearly all recent computers--both in terms of being a substitute good and as a complimentary good for MD. I skimmed the paper rather quickly--so if you covered these things I mentioned, please accept my apologies. Am interested in seeing the final paper. Regards, Postpositivist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBobCooter Posted December 7, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 Taking any and all criticism; it is valued highly by me. Debated putting it up there, as all that is in there is a framework for the information; I dont want to bog down the board with hourly postings; the next version will include the analysis of technology against academic models of innovation. Again, greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postpositivist Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 Hi JoeBob, It's postpositivist again. Failed to log in properly on my earlier comments to your draft. I think you're off to a great start. Also, want to say that I thought the other posters' comments were quite insightful. Best of luck, Postpositivist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazirker Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 JoeBob, Having read your paper, I feel that it is relatively strong and accurate with the exception of the topics already mentioned in this post. I did, however, notice several grammatical errors. I don't have any method for modifying pdf files, but if you'd like to send me a text format of the document, I'd gladly fix any grammatical errors or other glitches using a different color text so you can see my suggestions. If you want to take me up on that, my e-mail address is Bazirker@hotmail.com. I enjoyed reading your paper and have learned a good deal about the minidisc system from it. Good luck with getting it finished! Oh yeah, and your executive summary rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBobCooter Posted December 14, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 Thanks to all who made comments on the paper. I have attached the near-final version. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. http://www.parislynnalex.com/MD/Mini%20Dis...isc%20Paper.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darK (aka Tharaka) Posted December 15, 2002 Report Share Posted December 15, 2002 hey joebobcooter... i didnt have time to read the whole paper... but it already looks good to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asia Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 does somebody have saved that file?I'd like to read it. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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