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Aaron Edlin

Aaron Edlin

Aaron Edlin is professor of economics and law at the University of California, Berkeley, and Chairman of The Berkeley Electronic Press.
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    Series: Frontiers of Growth
    2007-12-12
    In the best of all worlds, we would all benefit from the so-called “network effects” that result from most people using the same software: everyone could easily communicate with each other and teach each other how to use the software efficiently. Unfortunately, since Microsoft uses network effects to maximize its profits, the world it delivers is far from the best. ... read
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