TY  - CHAP
A1  - Bender, Benedict
A1  - Gronau, Norbert
T1  - Coring on Digital Platforms
BT  - Fundamentals and Examples from the Mobile Device Sector
T2  - Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
N2  - Today’s mobile devices are part of powerful business ecosystems, which usually involve digital platforms. To better understand the complex phenomenon of coring and related dynamics, this paper presents a case study comparing iMessage as part of Apple’s iOS and WhatsApp. Specifically, it investigates activities regarding platform coring, as the integration of several functionalities provided by third-party applications in the platform core. The paper makes three contributions. First, a systematization of coring activities is developed. Coring modes are differentiated by the amount of coring and application maintenance. Second, the case study revealed that the phenomenon of platform coring is present on digital platforms for mobile devices. Third, the fundamentals of coring are discussed as a first step towards theoretical development. Even though coring constitutes a potential threat for third-party developers regarding their functional differentiation, an idea of what a beneficial partnership incorporating coring activities could look like is developed here.
KW  - Coring
KW  - Digital Platforms
KW  - Digital Marketplaces
KW  - Mobile Software Ecosystems
Y1  - 2017
UR  - https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2017/DigitalPlatforms/Presentations/6/
SN  - 978-0-9966831-5-9
IS  - 8
SP  - 5256
EP  - 5274
PB  - Association for Information Systems (AIS)
CY  - Atlanta
ER  -