Take electric tools. If I have a Milwaukee setup (lawn mower,leaf blower etc) and I buy a new drill. If I want to use the batteries I currently have I’ll have to get a Milwaukee drill.
Yes this is good business, but not all industries do this. Why?
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The opposing forces (or benefits) of standardization and competitive advantage are present in all industries. But the details of the effect those forces have, and the results in technology and products, is different in every industry and case. How much these things are arbitrary, stochastic, or the physical efficiency of engineering issues is a rabbit hole full of spider webs.
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