Obviously, Microsoft owns its old software and can decide at what price to sell it – or whether to sell it at all. More subtly, Microsoft can control expectations, which turn out to be self-fulfilling when network economies are substantial, as they are in software markets.
显而易见，微软完全拥有老的软件，可以任意决定它们的销售价格——或者是否进行销售。更为巧妙的是，微软能够控制人们的期望，而在软件等网络效应突出的市场上，这样做的确益处无穷。