The problem, however, was that Hewlett-Packard was a follower rather than a leader in this market, going against Apple that enjoyed the first-mover advantage in this market.

但问题在于，惠普只是这个市场的追随者，而非领导者，而其竞争对手苹果公司则享有这个市场的先入优势。

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The obvious approach is to target those areas where the first mover is weak or where it is not being responsive to the market.

显而易见的方式是针对市场上先驱者的势弱或者不敏感市场。

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The advantage is that early adopters can learn from the first mover (from its mistakes or success) and guarantee that their new approach moves the market on.

其优势是早期用户可以学习先驱者（其失败或成功的例子）且保证他们的新方法可以推动市场。

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This spill-over fear thus reduces the first-mover advantages that private firms would otherwise expect.

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Indeed, producing a product with the benefit of tighter integration often results in losing the first-mover advantage.

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The problem, however, was that Hewlett-Packard was a follower rather than a leader in this market, going against Apple that enjoyed the first-mover advantage in this market.

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