The early years of e-commerce are considered:

a. The most promising time in history for the successful implementation of first mover advantages
b. An economist's dream come true, where for a brief time consumers had access to al relevant market information and transaction costs plummeted
c. A stunning technological success as the internet and the web increased from a few thousand to billions of e-commerce transactions per year
d. A dramatic business success as 85% of dot-coms formed since 1995 became flourishing businesses