Whether ERP software, office applications, open-source products or online games: In terms of its economic … characteristics, software differs fundamentally from industrial goods or services. Based on the economic principles and rules of the … software industry, the book reveals strategies and business models to software vendors that comprise cooperation, distribution …

A. Background: How the software industry works -- Economic principles at work in the software industry -- Software … vendor strategies -- B. Specific Issues: Outsourcing and offshoring of software development -- Platform concepts -- Software … as a Service. 7. Open source software …

Recently the software industry has experienced fundamental changes in market structure through the entry of open source … market structure from monopoly to duopoly under the assumption that software producers compete in technology rather than … price or quantities. The model includes the presence of technological progress and menu costs of adjusting existing software …

. Outsourcing und Offshoring der Softwareentwicklung -- 6. Plattformkonzepte -- 7. Cloud Computing -- 8. Open Source Software …Ob ERP-Software, Office-Anwendungen, Open-Source-Produkte oder Online-Spiele: Software unterscheidet sich im Hinblick … entstanden sind. Zielgruppe des Buches sind Fach- und Führungskräfte aus der Software-, Beratungs- und IT-Branche sowie …