Network lock-in raises the cost of leaving a platform over time

Evidence

The longer a user stays on a platform and the larger it gets, the more she is compelled to stick with it, and the higher the cost to leave. — Tarleton Gillespie, Custodians of the Internet, 534

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Network effects embed monopoly tendencies directly into platform structure — Nick Srnicek, Platform Capitalism, 80

Broader Connections

• Network effects embed monopoly tendencies directly into platform structure #expands (0.90) — Nick Srnicek, Platform Capitalism, 80