Based on concepts of population dynamics and organizational ecology, the study analyzes the evolutionary and competitive dynamics of the highly concentrated desktop/laptop operating systems market and draws conclusions on the impact of open source software on market competition. Market evolution...

A theoretical framework is proposed for the better understanding of the OSS global diffusion. Following a case study approach, the Apache web server's market potential is estimated, forecasted and examined in terms of the socio-economic factors determining its diffusion, across different...