The lower the user's switching costs, the

A. less intense the competitive pressures posed by substitute products.
B. lesser the bargaining power from both suppliers and influential customers.
C. more intense the competitive pressures posed by substitute products.
D. harder it is for the sellers of attractive substitutes to lure buyers to their offering.
E. greater the bargaining power from both suppliers and influential customers.


Answer: C

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