Nokia to buy out Siemens equipment venture; shares surge

This a great example of why maximizing the value of the net itself is the number one strategy for a firm. For instance, game companies will devote as much energy to promoting the platform—the tangle of users, game developers, and hardware manufacturers—as they do to their games. For unless their “network” thrives, they die. This represents a momentous change—a complete shift in orientation.

The prosperity of a firm is directly linked to the prosperity of its network. The network consists of subcontractors, vendors and competitors, emerging standards for exchanges, the technical infrastructure of commerce, and the web of consumers and clients.