I recommend “Finite and Infinite Games” by James Carse. His book website is here: https://jamescarse.com/books/finite-and-infinite-games/ https://jamescarse.co

I recommend “Finite and Infinite Games” by James Carse. His book website is here: https://jamescarse.com/books/finite-and-infinite-games/ https://jamescarse.com/books/finite-and-infinite-games/ A few interesting quotes: the entire first chapter reads: There are at least two kinds of games. One could be called finite, the other infinite. A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play. ... Our simple distinction now makes us look directly at the nature of an infinite game. If the purpose of such human engagement with the world is to continue the play, it would mean there are no winners–and no losers. The essential strategy would be to keep everyone in play. Finite players play within strict rules, else they cannot say who has won or who has lost; infinite players play with rules, because they must be constantly adjusted in response to changing circumstances. Master Players do what they can to prevent surprise; infinite players expect to be surprised. History did not end with their birth; neither will it end with their dying. The future is open and unpredictable. This is why the play of an infinite player is not a play but true play. It is not a scripted repetition of the past but the creative labor of imagining an open future, a future that stays open. ... Here is the final chapter (101) in its entirety. There is but one infinite game. ——- So, since businesses have rules of play, and a binary “win” i.e. that we made a profit, beat our goal, or beat the competition, businesses are finite games IMO. There are few, if any “game changers". Some are visionaries and some are law breakers (read the news). But to sum up, I’d say that the author of the article is discussing the LONG GAME. FWIW, I don't consider buying up the competition to try to establish a monopoly a reasonable "long game" strategy. It doesn't kill the infinite game, but makes finite games, boring. Since nothing lasts forever, the boredom sets up the monopolist's eventual demise. Master Players do what they can to prevent surprise; infinite players expect to be surprised.