We discussed the crossing$-$the$-$chasm framework in the Tesla case. The main idea behind the crossing$-$the$-$chasm

framework is that significant differences exist between the early customer groups, who enter during the introductory

stage of the industry life cycle, and later customers, who enter during the growth and matured stage. Which of the

following statements about the framework is FALSE?

a$.$ First movers targeting at the early customer groups $($e$.$g$.,$ innovators and early adopters$)$ tend to take higher risks

than later movers.

b$.$ A majority of early movers fall into the chasm due to misalignment between their core competencies and a new

customer group's needs and demands.

c$.$ The crossing$-$the$-$chasm framework can be applied to understand multiple segments of the general environment

$($e$.$g$.,$ demographic, sociocultural, and technological segments$).$

d$.$ Later movers targeting at the the later customer groups $($e$.$g$.,$ customers in the mainstream$)$ usually incur higher

expenses than the first movers since it must engage in reverse engineering.