Kai Riewe, geboren 1974, schloss sein Studium 2000 an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum als Diplom-Ökonom ab. Anschließend war er dort als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter tätig, zunächst im Studiengang ""European Culture and Economy"", später am Lehrstuhl für Internationale...

A. Background: How the software industry works -- Economic principles at work in the software industry -- Software vendor strategies -- B. Specific Issues: Outsourcing and offshoring of software development -- Platform concepts -- Software as a Service. 7. Open source software

Whether ERP software, office applications, open-source products or online games: In terms of its economic characteristics, software differs fundamentally from industrial goods or services. Based on the economic principles and rules of the software industry, the book reveals strategies and...