The R&D risk for proprietary software producer when open source software appears

被引：1

作者：

Xing, Mingqing ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Weifang Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Weifang 261061, Peoples R China

来源：

CEIS 2011 | 2011年 / 15卷

关键词：

risk; R&D; open source software; proprietary software; network externality;

D O I：

10.1016/j.proeng.2011.08.256

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

By extending Cournot model, this paper investigates how the appearance of open source software (OSS) affects the R&D risk in a market initially monopolized by proprietary software (PS) producer. The software market exhibits network externality. It is found that (i) the R&D risk level of PS producer in the market monopolized by PS isn't higher than in this market emerging OSS; (ii) there exist some R&D cost functions making R&D risk level be lower when PS producer monopolizes the market than when it competes with an OSS producer.

引用

页数：6