Competing Compatibility Standards and Network Externalities in the PC Software Market
实证研究PC软件市场中四种文件兼容标准对价格的影响，发现只有LOTUS标准在电子表格和数据库管理系统市场中显著影响价格，支持互补性网络外部性的假说。
This paper is an empirical study of the value of four file compatibility standards for transferring data in the personal computer software market. The results are that only the LOTUS file compatibility standard is significant in explaining price variations and it is significant in both the spreadsheet and database management system markets. This supports the hypothesis that the personal computer software market exhibits complementary network externalities. Copyright 1995 by MIT Press.