uncertainty and innovation risk in such markets, it has received scant academic attention. This paper investigates pioneers … product compatibility: (1) cross-generation compatibility, and (2) within-generation compatibility. Our empirical study, based … two types of compatibility. Specifically, in markets with very weak network effects, the two types of incompatibility …

Compatibility of network products is an important issue in markets for communication technology as well as hard- and … product compatibility. We present a strategic two-stage game of two firms deciding strategically or commonly on the degree of … product compatibility in the first stage and on prices in the second stage. Indeed, partial compatibility constitutes a …

This paper analyzes the compatibility decision of a dominant hardware supplier. There are two substitutive variants of …

This paper analyzes the compatibility decision of a dominant hardware supplier. There are two substitutive variants of …