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.
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