Keyword: complementary goods

Bundle of Sorrows (6/22/2006)

Merger between firms making complementary components might be anti-competitive if the merged company can price their bundled products lower than the independent component makers.

Keywords: antitrust regulation, bundle, competition, complementary goods, components, discount, European Commission, GE, Honeywell, Justice Department, merger, pricing, profit maximization

Complements and Substitutes (transcript) (3/27/2007)

Complements and substitutes illustrate the difference between changes in quantity demanded vs changes in demand.

Keywords: complementary goods, complements, demand shift, quantity demanded, substitute goods, substitutes

Extreme Image Makeover (6/22/2006)

The successful emergence of once-slighted digital cameras has reshuffled the cast of major players in the photography business.

Keywords: competition, complementary goods, digital cameras, disruptive technology, film cameras, flash memory, Fuji, Kodak, Konica Minolta, photography, product category, product differentiation, Sony

Streaming Revenues (6/22/2006)

Many companies earn more revenues from selling replacement parts than selling the complementary products.

Keywords: complementary goods, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, ink cartridges, printer, profit, razor, razor blades, replacement parts, third-party supplier

There Are no Widgets - Types of Goods (7/7/2006)

The law of supply and demand applies differently depending on the exact types of goods.

Keywords: capacity, closed-standard goods, complementary goods, durable goods, first-party payment goods, independently-used goods, inferior goods, innovative products, mature products, networked goods, normal goods, open-standard goods, Perishable goods, price discrimination, private goods, public goods, replacement, single pricing, substitute goods, third-party goods, widgets