In the late 1970s, Sony, a manufacturer of video cassette players, and Columbia Pictures, a movie studio,

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In the late 1970s, Sony, a manufacturer of video cassette players, and Columbia Pictures, a movie studio, played a game involving the choice of technology. Each firm had to decide whether to use the VHS or Beta format—Sony to make video players, Columbia to release its movies for rental or purchase

a) Is there a Nash equilibrium in pure strategies in this game?
b) Is there a mixed strategy Nash equilibrium in this game? If so, what is it?.

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9781119554844

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Authors: David Besanko, Ronald Braeutigam

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