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Define: structural power
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Power produced by how a system is arranged, which continues without anybody deciding to use it.
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Three structural sources of power
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Network effects, switching costs, infrastructure position.
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Why do conduct remedies fail against structure?
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The position produces the outcome whoever occupies it — a kinder owner of the same position holds the same power.
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Portability vs interoperability
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Portability attacks switching costs; interoperability attacks network effects. Only together do they let you leave without losing people.
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