“A technology that by chance gains an early lead in adoption may eventually 'corner the market' of potential adopters, with the other technologies becoming locked out.”

—  W. Brian Arthur

Source: Competing Technologies, Increasing Returns and Lock-in by Historical Events, (1989), p. 116

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