网络效应一定会导致技术锁定吗?

Is Network Effect Sure to Cause Technology Lock-in?

在网络产业中,往往存在替代技术之间的激烈竞争。传统的观点认为,由于网络效应的作用,技术之间的结果是一种技术成为了产业的主导标准,而该技术的用户则被锁定于该技术之中,从而无法导致最优的均衡结果。因此,政府有必要对技术竞争进行干预。然而,传统的观点忽略了技术赞助者的作用、用户之间自发的协调以及用户偏好的多样化等因素,这些因素在一定程度上能够解决网络效应导致的技术锁定问题。因此,政府不应该对网络产业中的技术竞争进行过多的干预,而是应该做好知识产权保护、提供更多的市场信息以及保障用户的自主选择权。

In network industry,there is always fierce competition between alternative technologies.It is believed traditionally that due to network effect the result of technological competition is one technology becoming the dominant standard of the whole industry,and the users of the technology are locked in the technology,which cannot lead to optimal equilibrium result.Therefore it is necessary for the government to interfere in technological competition.However,traditional idea neglects the function of the sponsors of technology,spontaneous coordination between users and diversified preference of users,which can solve technology lock-in caused by network effect to some degree.Therefore,the government should not intervene in the technological competition of network products excessively,but should protect intellectual property rights well,provide more market information and guarantee the autonomous selection right of users.