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Platform Classics: Platform Envelopment

Talking about Platforms

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This chapter examines how platforms serve as intermediaries between user groups and the importance of network effects in achieving market dominance. It also discusses winner-take-all dynamics and the strategy of envelopment, using Microsoft and Real Networks as a key example.

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