Coexistence and market tipping in a diffusion model of open source vs. proprietary software

A large number of studies has been canvassed by the growing rates of diffusion of Open Source Software. However, a formal analysis of the process of competition between open-source and proprietary software is still missing. We propose an epidemic model of innovation diffusion to deal with the differ...

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Main Authors: Leoncini, Riccardo (Author), Rentocchini, Francesco (Author), Vittucci Marzetti, Giuseppe (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011.
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