Competitive implications of software open-sourcing

Authors:
Jai Asundi;Octavian Carare;Kutsal Dogan
Affiliations:
Center for Study of Science, Technology, and Policy, India and School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, United States;Federal Communications Commission, United States and Johns Hopkins University, United States;Ozyegin University, Turkey
Venue:
Decision Support Systems
Year:
2012

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Abstract

We analyze the economic trade-offs associated with open-sourcing, the business strategy of releasing free open-source versions of commercial software products. We argue that the effect of the release of open-source versions on the customers' perception of products is an important determinant of open-sourcing outcomes. Open-sourcing is modeled as a strategic option for duopolists that compete in a market for software products. We show that open-sourcing can arise as an equilibrium outcome in our simple two-stage game. If the enhancement of customer values from open-sourcing is moderate or high, firms may find it optimal to release open-source versions of their products.