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Launch of the Sony PlayStation 3
Gloria Barczak; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B07A014-EMarketing, StrategyThe PlayStation 3 (PS3) was the successor of the acclaimed PlayStation 2 (PS2), recognized as the world's best-selling video game console with more than 100 million units sold. The unprecedented display of enthusiasm for the PS3 suggested that Sony had another winner on its hands. The company projected sales of six million PS3 consoles worldwide between November 2006 and March 2007, a level that the PS2 took almost a year to reach. Sony's initial...Starting at €8.20
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The Wii: Nintendo's Video Game Revolution
Gloria Barczak; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B08A004-EMarketingIn 2007, Nintendo's inexpensive and quirky Wii video game console had become all the rage. Despite its underpowered processor and comparatively basic graphics, it outsold both the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360. Nintendo's handheld system, known as the DS, also outsold Sony's more advanced PlayStation Portable. Nintendo's products were so successful, retail stores in North America and Japan quickly sold out whenever new shipments a...Starting at €8.20
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Apple v. Samsung: Intellectual Property and the Smartphone Patent Wars
Gloria Barczak; Susan Montgomery; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B13A009-EMarketingIn 2012, Apple, Inc. won the largest patent infringement case in history against Samsung Electronics for Samsung’s willful copying of Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Samsung, which recently overtook Apple as the leading smartphone maker, must now devise a strategy to address the court verdict and its potential impact on new product development.Starting at €8.20