What are some of the sources of increasing returns to adoption?

Platform Ecosystems

1. What are some of the sources of increasing returns to adoption?
2. What are some examples of industries not mentioned in the chapter that demon
strate increasing returns to adoption?
3. What are some of the ways a firm can try to increase the overall value of its tech
nology and its likelihood of becoming the dominant design?
4. What determines whether an industry is likely to have one or a few dominant
designs?
5. Are dominant designs good for consumers, competitors, complementors, and suppliers?