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Open Innovation Ecosystems in the Software Industry

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Computers have an increasing variety of uses in virtually every aspect of our personal life and work-related activities. Children from early ages play games on tablets, Grandma uses a small digital device to track her blood pressure, and parents work with smartphones and laptops during their commutes. A common characteristic of computers is that, for the most part, they rely on software to accommodate different uses.

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Gençer, M., Oba, B. (2014). Open Innovation Ecosystems in the Software Industry. In: Culpan, R. (eds) Open Innovation through Strategic Alliances. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137394507_13

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