The effects of one-way compatibility on technology adoption in systems markets

被引：4

作者：

Nahm, Jae ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Sogang Univ, Dept Econ, Seoul, South Korea

来源：

INFORMATION ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 2008年 / 20卷 / 03期

关键词：

one-way compatibility; network effects; backward compatibility;

D O I：

10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.05.002

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper analyzes the effects of one-way compatibility on technology adoption in a market that is characterized by a free-entry condition on the software side. We show that hardware-backward compatibility increases a new-generation hardware firm's profit; the effects of software-backward compatibility on the hardware firm's profits depend on the distribution of consumer types. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：269 / 278

页数：10

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