Intellectual Property and Software Industry Market Structure

Author: Liu Xiaodong
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book takes the competition between Linux and Windows as the main thread, employing a research method that combines theoretical analysis and case studies. It focuses on the relationship between intellectual property protection and the market structure of the software industry, aiming to reveal the determinants and formation mechanisms of the market structure in the software industry and the PC market. The book introduces the development history of Linux and Windows and provides a brief review of the relevant theories on intellectual property and the market structure of the software industry, upon which it proposes the research questions of this book. The book summarizes the basic research conclusions and possible innovations in a concise manner and offers several policy recommendations for the development of the software industry in China. The main innovations of this book may include:
1. Incorporating factors such as intellectual property protection, different market structures, and comparative advantages into the Hotelling model to study the market structure of the software industry and the PC market, which represents a marginal improvement and development of the Hotelling model.
2. Providing a more comprehensive theoretical explanation of the determinants and formation mechanisms of the market structure in the software industry and the PC market from the perspective of systemic competition in interpreting reality.
3. Adopting the relationship between market structure and intellectual property protection as the fundamental research thread, offering new starting points for further research in intellectual property theory and market structure theory.