A business analyst may do the high-level model and developers may do the configuration that makes that process executable.

Napster was predicating its business model on violation of copyright.

Textbook rental is a great concept. It is just a great business model.

It's not intentional [for this to happen], but it happens all the time.

Star Trek's legacy of being of involved with their fans on a very direct level, is a great business model for just about any company that would benefit from that kind of contact. People really do appreciate it when you show that you respect them and that they're important to you.

[Betsy Burton, an analyst at Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner Inc. and a longtime critic of the UPU pricing model, applauded Ellison's decision to abandon the power unit model.] Now, Oracle is listening to its customers, ... immediately to renegotiate their contracts.