A software ecosystem is the interaction of a set of actors on top of a common technological
platform that results in a number of software solutions or services. Arguably, software …

This paper brings together the recent literature on industry platforms and shows how it
relates to managing innovation within and outside the firm as well as to dealing with …

Abstract 'Software ecosystems' is argued to first appear as a concept more than 10 years
ago and software ecosystem research started to take off in 2010. We conduct a systematic …

Software platforms' success largely depends on complementors' willingness to repeatedly
invest their time and effort to the development of platform applications that attract users and …

The fragmented smartphone market with at least five important mobile platforms makes
native development of mobile applications (apps) a challenging and costly endeavour …

Data platforms are the keystone of the data economy. When opened up, data platforms allow
data owners, data consumers and third parties to interact. Yet, openness may also harm …

Nowadays, native mobile applications (mobile apps) are targeted at specific mobile
platforms. This phenomenon imposes severe constraints, such as the use of different …

Context Increasingly, software companies are realizing that they can no longer compete
through product excellence alone. The ecosystems that surround platforms, such as …

Software producing organizations are frequently judged by others for being 'open'or 'closed',
where a more 'closed'organization is seen as being detrimental to its software ecosystem …

Context Software ecosystems are increasingly popular for their economic, strategic, and
technical advantages. Application platforms such as Android or iOS allow users to highly …