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In the last few decades, the markets for computer hardware and software have exhibited very fast growth. The computer sector is a very significant sector of the United States economy and a leading export. Moreover, personal computers are reaching into (i) telephony, and (ii) provision of “content” (movies, video, etc.), two other huge sectors.
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Economides, N. (1999). Competition, Compatibility, and Vertical Integration in the Computing Industry. In: Eisenach, J.A., Lenard, T.M. (eds) Competition, Innovation and the Microsoft Monopoly: Antitrust in the Digital Marketplace. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4407-0_10
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