profit then compatibility is the dominant strategy. Which of these situations attains is likely to change over the product … life cycle. We add to the literature by showing the equilibrium structure of compatibility in a two-sided market.  …

This paper analyzes the unilateral choices of application compatibility by platforms and the endogenous affiliations of … application compatibility is not an equilibrium unless the cost for achieving application compatibility is zero. We also find that … chooses compatibility and that, these asymmetric equilibria are harmful both to the content providers and to users, compared …