business model innovation design we're on a road to nowhere // on a quest to analyze and explore the design of business model innovations, i.e. 'hideous and hidden things' like organizational structures and capabilities, corporate strategies and all things related // on a yellow brick road with a girl, a lion and a straw-man wasting our time // …

Interesting article at the WSJ.com, arguing that business models for mobile downloading of music are not ready yet, pricing is too high, design and funktionality of the devices is crappy …

Still, some positive aspects remain …

Handset makers and wireless carriers […] have one big advantage in competing with Apple’s hit digital-music player: Cellphones are already in most pockets and purses. Moreover, companies have successfully added functions to cellphones — witness the camera phone. Could a built-in MP3 player become the next gotta-have-it feature?

… making the importance of innovating business models so clear. If carriers want users to buy songs from their music services and download them over their networks they must design the bundle right. Acknowledging the complexities of this market can be only the first step – mastering them will lead to success. It will be insteresting to watch which new business models or revamped existing models will come up …