Proprietary or open source software? Winner-takes-all competition, partial adoption and efficiency
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Proprietary or Open Source Software? Winner-Take-All Competition, Partial Adoption and Efficiency
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revue d’économie industrielle
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0154-3229,1773-0198
DOI: 10.4000/rei.5223