Why Did Edison and Westinghouse Advocate Different Electricity Systems?

[chopstick]

when a question is asking for reasons (except technological advantage) why each party held firmly to their own method for generating electricity, what should i consider of , and where can i find those reasons?

 

[LowlyPion]

Commercial advantage. Greed. Pride. You're dealing with the human condition.

Here is a more complete account:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Currents

 

[chopstick]

thank you!

 

[turbo]

Edison was thinking of LOTS of small generating stations powering small systems. Westinghouse (thanks to Tesla) was thinking much bigger. You can extend AC systems over very long distances with smaller conductors and reduce the cost of the distribution network and reduce line-losses.