The Collapse of Complex Business Models - Clay Shirky

This is a great blog post from Clay Shirky on instability of complex systems.  It derives from writing on the collapse of complex societies like the Maya, but is very applicable to big tech companies like MSFT, and the media industry that he directly addresses.

 

http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2010/04/the-collapse-of-complex-business-models/