Network Effect - Negative Network Effects

Negative Network Effects

There are negative network effects beyond lock-in.

  • Congestion occurs when the efficiency of a network decreases as more people use it, and this reduces the value to people already using it. Traffic congestion that overloads the freeway and network congestion over limited bandwidth both display negative network externalities.

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