Jun
17
Metcalfe’s Law
Published by cornelius on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 in Business.Tags: business rules, metcalfe's law
Metcalfe’s law describes such effects by stipulating that the aggregate value of networks increases with approximately the square number of adopters. This results in first-mover advantages and lock-in effects, due to high switching costs once a network technology dominates the market.
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