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Competition and innovation in a technology setting software duopoly
Bitzer, Jürgen; Schröder, Philipp J. H. - 2003
market structure from monopoly to duopoly under the assumption that software producers compete in technology rather than …, i.e. innovation. It is found that: (i) moving from monopoly to duopoly does increase the technology level set by firms … in the software industry; (ii) a duopoly adjusts more readily to global technological progress than a monopolist …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011438863
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Competition and innovation in a technology setting software duopoly
Schröder, Philipp J. H.; Bitzer, Jürgen - 2003
market structure from monopoly to duopoly under the assumption that software producers compete in technology rather than …, i.e. innovation. It is found that: (i) moving from monopoly to duopoly does increase the technology level set by firms … in the software industry; (ii) a duopoly adjusts more readily to global technological progress than a monopolist …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276552
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Bug-fixing and code-writing : the private provision of open source software
Bitzer, Jürgen; Schröder, Philipp J. H. - 2002
Open source software (OSS) is a public good. A self-interested individual would consider providing such software, if the benefits he gained from having it justified the cost of programming. Nevertheless each agent is tempted to free ride and wait for others to develop the software instead. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436386
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Intrinsic motivation in open source software development
Bitzer, Jürgen; Schrettl, Wolfram; Schröder, Philipp J. H. - 2004
This papers sheds light on the puzzling evidence that even though open source software (OSS) is a public good, it is developed for free by highly qualified, young and motivated individuals, and evolves at a rapid pace. We show that once OSS development is understood as the private provision of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010306543
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Explaining open source
Stenborg, Markku - 2004
This paper looks at stories and evidence set forth to explain programmer participation in open source projects, coordination of these projects, licensing of open source software, and on the public policy regarding open source software. The paper concentrates on economics and empirical evidence.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285159
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Intrinsic motivation in open source software development
Bitzer, Jürgen; Schrettl, Wolfram; Schröder, Philipp J. H. - 2004
This papers sheds light on the puzzling evidence that even though open source software (OSS) is a public good, it is developed for free by highly qualified, young and motivated individuals, and evolves at a rapid pace. We show that once OSS development is understood as the private provision of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009303503
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Bug-fixing and code-writing : the private provision of open source software
Bitzer, Jürgen; Schröder, Philipp J. H. - 2002
Open source software (OSS) is a public good. A self-interested individual would consider providing such software, if the benefits he gained from having it justified the cost of programming. Nevertheless each agent is tempted to free ride and wait for others to develop the software instead. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260804
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Intrinsic motivation in open source software development
Bitzer, Jürgen; Schrettl, Wolfram; Schröder, Philipp J. H. - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Freie Universität … - 2004
This papers sheds light on the puzzling evidence that even though open source software (OSS) is a public good, it is developed for free by highly qualified, young and motivated individuals, and evolves at a rapid pace. We show that once OSS development is understood as the private provision of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323150
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Open Source Licensing in Mixed Markets, or Why Open Source Software Does Not Succeed
Gaudeul, Alexia - 2013
The rivalry between developers of open source and proprietary software encourages open source developers to court users and respond to their needs. If the open source developer wants to promote her own open source standard and solutions, she may choose liberal license terms such as those of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014220275
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Open Source Software as Consumer Integration into Production
Kuan, Jennifer W. - 2006
Open source software is emerging as a potentially important competitive force in the software industry, capturing the attention of venture capitalists and computing industry executives. Yet very little is known about how open source software, which is created collectively by individual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014036180