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Indirect Network Effects and the Product Cycle : Video Games in the U.S., 1994-2002
Clements, Matthew T.; Ohashi, Hiroshi - 2012
diffusion of game systems is analyzed by the interaction between console adoption decisions and software supply decisions … expanding software variety becomes more effective later. The paper also finds a degree of inertia in the software market that … does not exist in the hardware market. This observation implies that software providers continue to exploit the installed …
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The effect of superstar software on hardware sales in system markets
Binken, Jeroen L.G. (contributor);  … - 2008
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Applications Barriers to Entry and Exclusive Vertical Contracts in Platform Markets
Prieger, James E.; Hu, Wei-Min - 2014
. Theory suggests that exclusive contracts in vertical relationships between the platform provider and software supplier can … the indirect network effects from software. We find that although network effects are present, the marginal exclusive game … a market structure dominated by one system protected by a hedge of complementary software. Our investigation suggests …
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The Internet Market for Quality
Weller, Dennis - 2013
The market for the exchange of traffic among networks on the Internet has proved to be remarkably efficient and adaptable.While the issue of network neutrality has dominated policy debates in recent years, the evolution of this market has begun to provide answers to many of the questions raised...
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The Internet Market For Quality
WELLER, Dennis - In: Communications & Strategies 1 (2011) 84, pp. 35-53
The market for the exchange of traffic among networks on the Internet has proved to be remarkably efficient and adaptable.While the issue of network neutrality has dominated policy debates in recent years, the evolution of this market has begun to provide answers to many of the questions raised...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010602879
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The development and impact of consumer word of mouth in new product diffusion
Luan, Y. Jackie; Neslin, Scott A. - 2009 - This draft: August 2009
We investigate how consumer word of mouth (WOM) develops over time and in turn influences new product adoption. We develop a dynamic aggregate-level model of WOM development and new product diffusion that explicitly captures consumers’ learning of product quality from both marketing...
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Backward compatibility to sustain market dominance : evidence from the US handheld video game industry
Claussen, Jörg; Kretschmer, Tobias; Spengler, Thomas - 2010
supply of new software. We also find that backward compatibility matters most shortly after the introduction of a new …
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Market leadership through technology : backward compatibility in the U.S. handheld video game industry
Claussen, Jörg; Kretschmer, Tobias; Spengler, Thomas - 2012 - [rev.]
software. We examine the tradeoff between technological progress and backward compatibility and find that backward …
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Platform Architecture, Multihoming and Complement Quality : Evidence from the U.S. Video Game Industry
Cennamo, Carmelo - 2018
Multihoming – the decision to design a complement to operate on multiple platforms – is becoming increasingly common in many platform markets. Perceived wisdom suggests that multihoming is beneficial for complement providers as they expand their market reach, but it reduces differentiation...
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Copyright Issues in Digital Society : Sports Video Games
Shmatkov, Daniil - 2022
This article addresses application of copyright protection to sports video games, discusses relevant important issues, and is aimed at disclosing intellectual property approaches applicable to the various elements of that entertainment and sports technology. The main focus is put on issues such...
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