The battle of the blue laser DVDs: The significance of corporate strategy in standards battles

Technovation

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 90-98

  Gallagher, Scott R ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blu ray; Corporate strategy; HD DVD; Network effects; Standards

Indexed keywords

BLU-RAY; BLUE LASERS; COMPLEMENTARY PRODUCTS; CORPORATE STRATEGIES; DIRECT NETWORK; FEEDBACK EFFECTS; HD-DVD; INDIRECT NETWORK EFFECTS; NETWORK EFFECTS; PLAYSTATION;

COMPETITION; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRY; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; STANDARDS;

VIDEODISKS;

EID: 84855884322     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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