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Software Lock-in

Software Lock-In is a strategic restriction mechanism in the aftermarket context whereby a manufacturer binds consumers to proprietary software ecosystems through technical, contractual, or economic barriers, thereby preventing interoperability with third-party software and sustaining post-purchase market control.

17

Publications

878

Citations

36

Authors

23

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

Parents

Publications

17

Optimal Software Free Trial Strategy: The Impact of Network Externalities and Consumer Uncertainty

Hsing Kenneth Cheng, Yipeng Liu · Information Systems Research · 2011 · 205 citations

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Software Lock Mass by Two-Dimensional Minimization of Peptide Mass Errors

Jürgen Cox, Annette Michalski, Matthias Mann · Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry · 2011 · 148 citations

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<b>Research Note</b>—Lock-In Strategy in Software Competition: Open-Source Software vs. Proprietary Software

Kevin Zhu, Zach Zhizhong Zhou · Information Systems Research · 2011 · 77 citations

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Divide and Conquer: Competing with Free Technology Under Network Effects

Deishin Lee, Haim Mendelson · Production and Operations Management · 2008 · 63 citations

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Export Growth and Path Dependence: The Locking-in of Innovations in the Software Industry

Anthony P. D’Costa · Science Technology and Society · 2002 · 63 citations

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Authors

36

  1. HK
    Hsing Kenneth Cheng

    University of Florida, United States

    2 publications · 236 citations

    2

    h-index

  2. IM
    Ian MacInnes

    Syracuse University, United States

    1 publications · 12 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. DZ
    Dimitris Zeginis

    University of Macedonia, Greece

    1 publications · 26 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. AP
    Anthony P. D’Costa

    University of Washington Tacoma, United States

    1 publications · 63 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. YL
    Yipeng Liu

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 205 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

23

  1. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    267 citations

  2. Seoul National University

    Seoul, South Korea

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    88 citations

  3. NXP (Netherlands)

    Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    26 citations

  4. Centre for Research and Technology Hellas

    Thessaloniki, Greece

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  5. School for Field Studies

    Beverly, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    63 citations

  6. Cyntelix (Netherlands)

    Amersfoort, Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  7. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  8. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    94 citations

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Venues

  1. Information Systems Research

    ISR · 2 publications · 282 citations

    2

    h-index

  2. Future Generation Computer Systems

    FGCS · 1 publications · 44 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. International Journal of Project Management

    1 publications · 47 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. Energy Research & Social Science

    ERSS · 1 publications · 22 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

    JASMS · 1 publications · 148 citations

    1

    h-index

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