The hype and hysteria that accompanied every new scheme to build market share through first-mover advantage is over.

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And while that future may be another 10 years away, Mahindra hopes its first mover status will give it an edge over competitors looking to develop the same technology.

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

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It is therefore understandable that the largest wireless carrier in the U.S. is pushing Android LTE devices over the iPhone and trying to leverage its first mover advantage in order to make the billions it has spent on the network so far count.

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