Current practices and research opportunities in software business models

  • Authors:
  • Jyrki Kontio;Jani-Pekka Jokinen;Markus M. Mäkelä;Virve Leino

  • Affiliations:
  • Helsinki University of Technology, HUT, Finland;Helsinki University of Technology, HUT, Finland;Helsinki University of Technology, HUT, Finland;Helsinki University of Technology, HUT, Finland

  • Venue:
  • EDSER '05 Proceedings of the seventh international workshop on Economics-driven software engineering research
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

This paper discusses the notion of a business model in the context of a software company, reviewing some common definitions for the term and then characterizing businesses according to different types of business models. We will conclude in discussing how different business models affect software engineering decisions and the software product itself.