Evolution of the new competition policy by the open source strategy

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380313
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic policy
• Research Institution: Shimonoseki City University
• Principal Investigator: SATO Takashi 下関市立大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (90235359)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: オープンソースソフトウェア / スイッチングコスト / ネットワーク外部性 / 双方向市場

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I compared a platform of open source strategy (OSS) (e.g., Linux) where the source code of the program is opened and the copy, modifications and redistribution are freely accepted with a platform of a proprietary strategy (e.g., Windows). I examined what kind of conditions is needed if the former (OSS) is spread in comparison with the latter and considered the evolution of a new competition policy based on OSS. I simulated whether a strategy of OSS survives or not.

Free Research Field

産業組織論