Limitations of E-Commerce

Despite the fact that E-Commerce brings allot of benefits it also has its own limitations which can be classified into technological and non-technological.

1. Technological limitations:
• Lack of universal for standard, security and reliability.
• Lack of bandwidth to suppoer E-Commerce especially for m-commerce.
• Software development for E-Commerce is still maturing.
• Existing applications and database brings difficulty to integrate Internet with EC software.
• Implementing E-Commerce require special servers to support it which may increase cost.
2. Non-technological limitations:


• There are still many legal issues to be resolve.
  
• Products are not able to be tested first.
• People lack in trust when trading with strangers.
• FRAUD cases are increasing.

Reference:

Turban, Efraim, Leidner, Dorothy, McLean, Ephraim & Wetherbe, James. (2006). Information technology for management: Transforming organizations in the digital economy