What will become of open-source companies when they grow up? Will there be an open-source dot bomb, or is the investment going into open source leading the way for a whole new kind of software company?
Although the jury is still out, it is evident open-source software has and will continue to impact the software industry and the business models of new and existing companies, as both start-ups and large entrenched players vie to keep ahead of open-source projects.
Fleury’s "professional open source" initiative quickly made its mark and began eating away at both BEA Systems Inc.’s and IBM’s low-end Java application server business to the point where JBoss became the app server market leader by some analysts’ measures.
Related Posts
- Open-source bugs undermine digital signatures
- Open source Gnutella client based on PHPGTK
- Open Source DRM Goes Beta
- BSA piracy reports tainted by open-source distro
- Nokia, Apple Developing Open-Source Browser For Mobile Phones
Zeropaid on Facebook
Loading ...
