麦特卡尔夫定律及其存在的问题

Abstract

分析了麦特卡尔夫定律(Metcalfe'sLaw)对正的网络外部性(Externalities)的依赖性及其对网络价值估计的局限性,指出了该法则的缺陷,并给出了相应的结论.

In this paper, the problems existed in Metcalfe′s law for describing network externalities and estimating network value are analyzed, which lead to a serious of failure in network economy. Some results are proposed.