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Osborne effect

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The Osborne effect is a term referring to the unintended consequences of a company announcing a future product, unaware of the risks involved or when the timing is misjudged, which ends up having a negative impact on the sales of the current product. [1]

33 relations: Adam Osborne, Android (operating system), Cannibalization (marketing), CNET, Dreamcast, Gerald Ratner, IOS, IPhone, Kaypro, MakerBot, Microsoft, Nokia, North Star Computers, Osborne 1, Osborne Computer Corporation, Osborne Executive, Osborne Vixen, Robert X. Cringely, Sega, Sega CD, Sega Saturn, Self-competition, Self-defeating prophecy, Stephen Elop, Symbian, The Register, Trickle-down effect, Unintended consequences, Vaporware, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, 32X.

Adam Osborne

Adam Osborne (March 6, 1939 – March 18, 2003) was a Thailand-born British-American author, book and software publisher, and computer designer who founded several companies in the United States and elsewhere.

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Android (operating system)

Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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Cannibalization (marketing)

In marketing strategy, cannibalization refers to a reduction in sales volume, sales revenue, or market share of one product as a result of the introduction of a new product by the same producer.

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CNET

CNET (stylized as c|net) is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally.

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Dreamcast

The is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27, 1998 in Japan, September 9, 1999 in North America, and October 14, 1999 in Europe.

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Gerald Ratner

Gerald Irving Ratner (born 1 November 1949) is a British businessman and motivational speaker.

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IOS

iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware.

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IPhone

iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPhone line of products use Apple's iOS mobile operating system software.

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Kaypro

Kaypro Corporation was an American home/personal computer manufacturer of the 1980s.

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MakerBot

MakerBot Industries, LLC is an American desktop 3D printer manufacturer company headquartered in New York City.

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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation (abbreviated as MS) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

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Nokia

Nokia is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics company, founded in 1865.

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North Star Computers

North Star Computers Inc. (later styled as NorthStar™) was an American computer company based in Berkeley, California existing between June 1976 (when according to popular rumor it was formed as "Kentucky Fried Computers") and 1984.

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Osborne 1

The Osborne 1 was the first commercially successful portable microcomputer, released on April 3, 1981, by Osborne Computer Corporation.

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Osborne Computer Corporation

The Osborne Computer Corporation (OCC) was a pioneering maker of portable computers.

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Osborne Executive

The Osborne Executive was the planned successor of the already commercially successful Osborne 1 portable computer by Osborne Computer Corporation.

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Osborne Vixen

The Osborne Vixen was a "luggable" portable computer announced by the Osborne Computer Corporation in November 1984, as a follow up to their Osborne 1 and Osborne Executive system.

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Robert X. Cringely

Robert X. Cringely is the pen name of both technology journalist Mark Stephens and a string of writers for a column in InfoWorld, the one-time weekly computer trade newspaper published by IDG.

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Sega

Sega Games Co., Ltd., originally short for Service Games and officially styled as SEGA, is a Japanese multinational video game developer and publisher headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with offices around the world.

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Sega CD

The Sega CD, released as the in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM accessory for the Sega Genesis video game console designed and produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles.

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Sega Saturn

The is a 32-bit fifth-generation home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe.

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Self-competition

In business, self-competition is competition by a company with itself for customers.

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Self-defeating prophecy

A self-defeating prophecy (self-destroying or self-denying in some sources) is the complementary opposite of a self-fulfilling prophecy: a prediction that prevents what it predicts from happening.

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Stephen Elop

Stephen Elop (born 31 December 1963) is a Canadian businessman who has worked at Australian telecom company Telstra since April 2016.

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Symbian

Symbian is a discontinued mobile operating system (OS) and computing platform designed for smartphones.

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The Register

The Register (nicknamed El Reg) is a British technology news and opinion website co-founded in 1994 by Mike Magee, John Lettice and Ross Alderson.

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Trickle-down effect

The trickle-down effect is a model of product adoption in marketing that affects many consumer goods and services.

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Unintended consequences

In the social sciences, unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences) are outcomes that are not the ones foreseen and intended by a purposeful action.

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Vaporware

In the computer industry, vaporware (alt. vapourware) is a product, typically computer hardware or software, that is announced to the general public but is never actually manufactured nor officially cancelled.

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Windows Phone

Windows Phone (WP) is a family of discontinued mobile operating systems developed by Microsoft for smartphones as the replacement successor to Windows Mobile and Zune.

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Windows Phone 7

Windows Phone 7 is the first release of the Windows Phone mobile client operating system, released worldwide on October 21, 2010, and in the United States on November 8, 2010.

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Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8 is the second generation of the Windows Phone mobile operating system from Microsoft.

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32X

The 32X is an add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect

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