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The first Wal-Mart.

A short biography of Coase and a look at his work.

There's still room for growth in the old Wal-Mart business model, McKinsey says.

An interesting paper about Coase and how Linux threatens Microsoft.

Here is a memo by Autodesk founder John Walker that Bill Gates found especially applicable to Microsoft. Autodesk dominates CAD the way Microsoft dominates the rest of software. This shows how even technical monopolies can die.