TY - JOUR AU - Foer, Albert A. AB - THE ANTITRUST BULLETIN: Vol. 52, No. l/Spring 2007 : 1 he future of aftermarkets in systems competition: an overview of the American Antitrust Institute's invitational symposium By GREGORY T. GUNDLACH* AND ALBERT A. FOER** I. INTRODUCTION Aftermarkets comprise markets for products ("secondary products") that are complements to other products ("primary products") to which they relate. Common examples may be found in markets for durable goods (e.g., repair parts and services for automobiles) as well as consumables (e.g., ink cartridges for printers and photocopiers). In addition to intrasystem competition between secondary product providers (e.g., different brands of ink cartridges for a printer), pro­ ducers of secondary products may also compete against one another through intersystem competition, where a secondary and primary * Visiting Eminent Scholar, University of North Florida; Senior Research Fellow & Advisory Board Member, American Antitrust Institute. ** President, American Antitrust Institute. AUTHORS' NOTE: The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) is indebted to those who participated in the symposium, which took place at the National Press Club in Wash­ ington, DC, on June 20, 2006, each of the authors who contributed to this special issue, the interactive audience, the cosponsors and THE ANTITRUST BULLETIN. © 2007 by Federal Legal TI - The Future of Aftermarkets in Systems Competition: An Overview of the American Antitrust Institute's Invitational Symposium JO - The Antitrust Bulletin DO - 10.1177/0003603X0705200101 DA - 2007-03-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/the-future-of-aftermarkets-in-systems-competition-an-overview-of-the-JS2lNcD1fv SP - 1 EP - 15 VL - 52 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -