Factors for winning format battles: A comparative case study

van de Kaa, G.; de Vries, H.J.

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2014.02.019

Factors for winning format battles: A comparative case study

Title

Factors for winning format battles: A comparative case study

Author

van de Kaa, G. (TU Delft Economics of Technology and Innovation)
de Vries, H.J. (External organisation)

Date

2014

Abstract

The outcome of battles between competing interface formats shapes technology fields and implies success or failure for the companies involved. Recently, this journal published a paper, which proposes a new framework of factors that impact the outcome of such battles. We apply this framework to three format battles: for wired connectivity in home applications, for wireless connectivity in home applications, and for multi-channel sound. The framework appears to be more complete than earlier frameworks, and therefore provides a better understanding of interface format battles. Firms can use this framework to make more accurate forecasts about the winner, if any, of a format battle, and can adjust their strategies by exploiting certain factors to enhance their chances of success.

Subject

CWTS 0.75 <= JFIS < 2.00

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2014.02.019

Embargo date

2014-09-29

ISSN

0040-1625

Source

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 91