The various strategies that companies should adopt to win format wars revolve around: a. curbing the supply of complementary products. b. charging high license fees. c. avoiding aggressive marketing and advertising strategies. d. getting the federal government to intercede. e. making network effects work in their favor and against their competitors.

Google started as one of many internet search engines, amazon started as an online book seller, and ebay began as a site where people could sell used personal items in auctions. these firms have grown to be so large and dominant that they are facing antitrust scrutiny from competition regulators in the us and elsewhere. did these online giants grow by fairly beating competition, or did they use unfair advantages? are there any clouds on the horizon for these firms -- could they face diseconomies of scale or diseconomies of scope as they continue to grow? if so, what factors may limit their continued growth?