whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Internet Bubble 2.0: the future of dotcom depends on the mobile phone
(Analysis/Analysis)

...uo;t until the battle was lost that they agreed, over a barrel, that Apple maybe had a point with their iPod.  And it has worked brilliantly for them. But even that isn’t going to work in ...

2. What do toilet paper and state monopolies have in common?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...panies discuss the unprecedented demand for their products and the opportunity for growth. Apple's iPod sales increased by 50% compared with the same period a year ago.  Tim Cook, Apple'...

3. Does the new Apple iPhone cause poverty?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ufacturers, software coders, factories and assembly lines.  The iPhone may become as iconic as the iPod; in which case – on its own – it will result in the creation of thousands of ne...

4. Does Africa need the most expensive school in the world?
(Analysis/Analysis)

... you need to learn just isn’t there. If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers,” she said in Newsweek while speaking of US inner-city schools. &ldq...

5. The Feedback Loop
(Analysis/Analysis)

...lin. Capitalism works in a similar organic fashion. Entrepreneurs identify a need (for microwave ovens, iPod music players, or television soap-operas) and provide it. If they don’t produce enoug...