We develop a vertical differentiation game-theoretic model that addresses the issue of designing free software samples … for attaining follow-on sales. When software samples are akin to durable goods, a Monopolist giving a free sample away is … likely to engender the cannibalization of sales of its commercial product. We analyze the optimal design of free software …

developing and communicating principles, researchers, journal editors, textbook writers, software developers, web site designers … producing useful findings that were often cited, and does so at a lower cost. Web-site and software developers should provide …

problem. As a development of the theory, the author apply his theoretical assumption to the software copyrights. Then, the … author demonstrates econometrically that it’s possible to build an alternative model to explain software piracy taking in to …

externalities are pervasive in the computer in the computer software market. While software vendors consider pricing strategies … paper, we find that the software firm will charge a lower price to attract more users in the first stage, then charge a … upgrade time occurs when gross profit of the first edition equals the gross profit of the second edition of the software. This …

methods for Bayesian analysis of stochastic frontier models using the WinBUGS package, a freely available software. General …

candidate countries. It aims to describe the ICT manufacturing and software industry in Estonia and also throw light on how this … software companies, the report also debates possible future scenarios for the Estonian ICT manufacturing and software industry …

infrastructure constraints, rather than providing output or export subsidies to the software industry. …

under Software Components). It leverages on Excel’s flexibility in organizing data, supplementing it with a set of powerful …