Giving it away? How open source software competes in the marketplace

David Hume

No 372505, Competition & Regulation Times from New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation

Abstract: Open source software (OSS) such as Linux, Firefox and Apache - along with OSS-based IT companies like Red Hat and Catalyst - is becoming increasingly prevalent. So how can an ostensibly 'free' product survive and thrive in a market? network externalities are a major reason, says David Hume, but other factors are also important.

Date: 2009-03-01
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