The Economics Of Compatibility Standards: An Introduction To Recent ResearchFootnote¹

¹Preparation of this review was begun in connection with work supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Division of Information, Robotics and Intelligent Systems' Program on Information Impact. The authors are grateful to Joseph Farrell, W. Edward Steinmueller, and Peter Swann for comments and suggestions on earlier drafts. Richard McMasters provided excellent assistance with the final version of the bibliographic references and the text.

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