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Re:Pmarca: If Microsoft goes fully hostile on Yahoo by Xichekolas on Tuesday April 29, 2008 @10:54AM (#176580)
I was referring to the exaggeration as the 'kool-aid'. I think network effects are self-evident, it's just that the term 'network effect' has transcended into buzzword territory. No economic principle operates perfectly in the real world, because not all people actually act rationally in the real world.
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Re:Pmarca: If Microsoft goes fully hostile on Yahoo by davidw on Tuesday April 29, 2008 @11:14AM (#176596)
There are certainly people who hype network effects and see them as being stronger than they are in some fields. However, imperfect or not, their effects are quite real.

Call them 'positive network externalities' or 'demand-side economies of scale' if you want a different term.

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