28 Jun
2007
28 Jun
'07
11:38 a.m.
Alexander Harrowell wrote:
5. But there's no incentive to change until enough others do so to make it worthwhile.
5a. And consumer access products (aka Linksys-style routers and router equipped DSL/cable modems) make it's implementation simple enough for the average techophobe customer to handle with instructions or over-the-phone assistance.
6. Economists call this a collective action problem. Traditional solutions include legislation, market leadership, and agreements among small actors to achieve such leadership.
OK?
OK. -- Jeff Shultz