HOGENDORN, CHRISTIAAN; YUEN, STEPHEN KA YAT - In: Journal of Industrial Economics 57 (2009) 2, pp. 294-318
In platform-component systems with indirect network effects, some 'must-have' components are so popular with consumers that they create large, discrete indirect network effects when they become available on a platform. For example, ESPN is a must-have component of cable TV platforms. This paper...