Cooperating with competitors:
A) reduces competition in the market.
B) creates confusion among customers and often leads them to delay their purchases.
C) helps lower the entry barriers of the industry, thus allowing new entrants to bring in their own formats.
D) curbs network effects by discouraging complementary products.
E) results in the creation of several new formats, thus intensifying format wars.

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Cooperating with competitors often leads to reduced competition in the market as firms may agree on certain practices that limit competitive pressures, such as price fixing, market sharing, or agreeing on certain standards that benefit them collectively.

Cooperating with Competitors