According to the passage, today’s successful firms,unlike successful firms in the past, may earn the greatest profits by______
A.
investing in research to produce cheaper versions of existing technology
B.
being the first to market a competing technology
C.
adapting rapidly to a technological standard previously set by a competing firm
D.
establishing technological leadership in order to shape product definitions in advance of competing firms
E.
emphasizing the development of methods for the mass production and distribution of a new technology.