Why Distribution Lowers Marginal Cost
In centralized systems:
➠ More users = higher cost
In BitTorrent:
➠ More users = more resources
Which means marginal cost trends downward
as participation increases.
That’s rare in infrastructure.
In centralized systems:
➠ More users = higher cost
In BitTorrent:
➠ More users = more resources
Which means marginal cost trends downward
as participation increases.
That’s rare in infrastructure.