As web development continues to grow as a career field, more and more education options are being created for interested mid-career professionals. a software firm that has developed online courses for people to learn web development has decided to partner with a popular computer manufacturer to build a laptop with a special keyboard and interface elements for web development education. the idea comes after a competitor implemented a similar cooperative strategy to develop a smartphone interface compatible with educational software. the following is a motive for the education and computer firms to implement a cooperative strategy:
a. to outperform rivals with a similar idea.
b. to minimize their rivals' returns.
c. to gain a higher a price point than their rivals.
d. to neutralize competition with rivals.

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