Comments on: Rakuten opens up http://fukumimi.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/rakuten-opens-up/ Shin Fukushige, a returnee venture capitalist living and working in Tokyo Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:07:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: fukumimi http://fukumimi.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/rakuten-opens-up/#comment-8332 fukumimi Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:57:01 +0000 http://fukumimi.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/rakuten-opens-up/#comment-8332 I wasn't going to bring this up and name names, but Rakuten's strategy is in contrast to a plan by drop shipping company Real Communications (http://www.realcoms.co.jp/) which calls for an "Open databse agreement" which in fact appears more like an attempt at _closed_ agreements. (Real Communications CEO blog post http://blog.livedoor.jp/panda2002/archives/50138962.html) The giveaway is the comparison to Free Trade Agreements, and the discussion of parties not subject to such agreements being subject to trade barriers thus making parties to any such agreements more competitive within the agreement environment. Hopefully Rakuten's lead will force others (livedoor, DeNA, etc) to follow and kill bilateral/oligopolistic frameworks before they have a chance to take root. I wasn’t going to bring this up and name names, but Rakuten’s strategy is in contrast to a plan by drop shipping company Real Communications (http://www.realcoms.co.jp/) which calls for an “Open databse agreement” which in fact appears more like an attempt at _closed_ agreements.
(Real Communications CEO blog post http://blog.livedoor.jp/panda2002/archives/50138962.html)

The giveaway is the comparison to Free Trade Agreements, and the discussion of parties not subject to such agreements being subject to trade barriers thus making parties to any such agreements more competitive within the agreement environment.

Hopefully Rakuten’s lead will force others (livedoor, DeNA, etc) to follow and kill bilateral/oligopolistic frameworks before they have a chance to take root.

]]> By: Gen Kanai http://fukumimi.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/rakuten-opens-up/#comment-8331 Gen Kanai Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:41:39 +0000 http://fukumimi.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/rakuten-opens-up/#comment-8331 Very interesting. A little late to the game but better late than never. Very interesting. A little late to the game but better late than never.

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