both platforms in both sides). Though the backward compatibility plays a stabilizing role for the interior eq., its … new platform, are more likely to be stable. The backward compatibility is a key factor that characterizes the stable … tips to the new one (completely separated eq.) or not (partially separated eq.) depends on the backward compatibility. The …

both platforms in both sides). Though the backward compatibility plays a stabilizing role for the interior eq., its … new platform, are more likely to be stable. The backward compatibility is a key factor that characterizes the stable … tips to the new one (completely separated eq.) or not (partially separated eq.) depends on the backward compatibility. The …

We investigate the impact of backward compatibility on the adoption of multi-generation platforms. Our context is a …) backward compatibility effect of handsets with respect to older generation services. Our main finding is that the backward … compatibility effect has a perhaps unintended consequence; the continued use of older generation services on newer generation …

maintain an advantage over potential entrants. We study if backward compatibility moderates this process of rebuilding an … installed base. Using a structural model of the U.S. market for handheld game consoles, we show that backward compatibility lets … software. We examine the tradeoff between technological progress and backward compatibility and find that backward …

maintain an advantage over potential entrants. We study if backward compatibility moderates this process of rebuilding an … installed base. Using a structural model of the U.S. market for handheld game consoles, we show that backward compatibility lets … software. We examine the tradeoff between technological progress and backward compatibility and find that backward …