Profitability of Open-Source Software Product Development
Open-source product development raised gross margins by 4-5% through labour productivity, but only when volunteers do about 35% of the work.
Summary
An analysis of 977 US high-tech firms 2001-2025.
Editor's opinion
A broader multi-year panel (977 firms) on open-source business models, directly relevant but a fairly narrow margin mechanism.
Key concepts
open-source product development · profitability · labor productivity · external contributors