This paper examines open source software development in a competitive environment. The quality of open source software … augments competitors' software quality in future periods subject to compatibility considerations with their existing software …. A differential game model is developed to understand why firms are increasingly involved in open source software …

software. A primary concern for software firms seeking to develop and market open-source software is, thus, how the motivation …Firms have the choice of developing software as either open source or closed source. The open-source approach to … software development has been advocated as a new and better method for developing high quality software than the traditional …

This papers sheds light on the puzzling evidence that even though open source software (OSS) is a public good, it is … in the wider OSS literature and contribute new insights to the economic analysis. -- open source software ; public goods …

Open source software (OSS) is a public good. A self-interested individual would consider providing such software, if … and wait for others to develop the software instead. This problem is modelled as a war of attrition with complete … feature any delay: software will be provided swiftly, by young, low-cost individuals who gain considerably by signaling their …

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 …