Utterback and Suárez's analysis highlights a recurring pattern across industries: an initial period of diverse experimentation, the emergence of a dominant design shaped by various factors, a peak in the number of firms, a subsequent shakeout, and eventual market stabilisation with a few key players. This episode emphasises that understanding this pattern is crucial for firms deciding on market entry timing and for policymakers aiming to foster innovation. It also touches upon factors beyond technology that influence dominant design and differences observed between US and Japanese industry evolution.

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