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This paper aims to make a public statement about the strategy implemented by Microsoft in order to reinforce its market power across the networked users of Windows Operative System, and Xbox Games Console. It is presented an economic view that supports the anticipating (not predatory) position...
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This paper looks at the fast-growing computer services industry in Canada, with a particular focus on software …
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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 …
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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 …
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methods for Bayesian analysis of stochastic frontier models using the WinBUGS package, a freely available software. General …
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this sector. We examine the IT sector, discussing the role of software versus hardware, the growth pattern of the software … industry and software exports, and the potential problems in IT labor supply to support future growth. We focus on a current … distortions and infrastructure constraints, rather than providing output or export subsidies to the software industry. We discuss …
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The paper analyzes voluntary Free Software/Open Source Software (FS/OSS) organization of work. The empirical setting … the modular (nearly decomposable) architecture of software and of voluntary FS/OSS organization. But voluntary FS …
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We discuss the case of a monopolist of a base good in the presence of complementary goods provided either by it or by other firms. We assess and calibrate the extent of the influence on the profits from the base good that is created by the existence of complementary goods, i.e., the extent of...
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Le terme `logiciel libre' désigne à la fois un bien -- le logiciel -- indispensable au fonctionnement des sociétés modernes informatisées, et un mode de production et de distribution -- libre. Ce mode de production et de distribution est suffisamment original pour poser des problèmes...
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This is a case study of TeX, a typesetting software that was developed by Donald E. Knuth in the late 70's. Released … program's code, the software that is part of the TeX distribution, the newsgroups dedicated to the software, and many other …
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