Technological Competition and the Structure of the Computer IndustryCenter for Economic Policy Research, Stanford University, 1993 - 46 pages |
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analysis Bresnahan buyers CALIFORNIA CDC CYBER CEPR conference CEPR Technical Paper Compatibility Standards competitive initiatives complementary components computer industry computer systems Corporate Governance costs customers DATA GEN database David dedicated applications demand DIEGO SAN DIEGO different standard bundles direction of technical Durlauf Economics Edward Steinmueller ERSITY ESC theory Geoffrey Rothwell growth hardware hedonics high end HONEYWELL IBM's important industry structure Innovation installed base January John Pencavel June larger systems LIBRA LIBRARY SAN DIEGO LIBRARY UNIVERSITY lock-in Luis Cabral mainframe computer market segments microcomputers micros midrange minicomputer minis MIPS Nathan Rosenberg Noll Nuclear operating system Paul peripherals personal computer platforms price/performance problems proprietary rents SAN DIEGO SAN SAN DIEGO SITY SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY smaller systems sponsor standard bundle strategy sunk costs task technical change technical progress technological convergence UNIVAC UNIVERSITY DIEGO UNIVERSITY SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY workstations