Abstract
To stay ahead in the competition and to hold users to themselves, proprietary software and hardware vendors develop their closed ecosystems. Seamless interconnection of devices and easy inter-operability are thus implemented for a closed circle of users and provide a niggle free experience in using applications across devices and offer seamless data transfer across devices and applications. Microsoft, Apple, and Google are integrating this strategy on all their devices and products. It is the need of the hour, for open-source software proponents and developers to rise to the occasion to combat the monopolistic tendencies that hinder openness. Library professionals who have either adopted Open-Source Software (OSS) or information professionals who are on the verge of moving in the direction of OSS need to consider investing time, effort, and resources in developing and sustaining a counter movement with an alternate OSS ecosystem.
Publisher
Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science
Reference9 articles.
1. Albrecht, H., & Grosse-Plankermann, H. (2004). An infrastructure for browser-located applications in industrial automation. IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems, 2004. Proceedings. https://doi. org/10.1109/WFCS.2004.1377751
2. Amadeo, R. (2018). Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary. https://arstechnica. com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on-androidcontrolling- open-source-by-any-means-necessary/
3. Bosch, J., & Avenue, G. (2009). From software product lines to software ecosystems. 13th International Conference, SPLC 2009, August 24-28, San Francisco, USA, (pp.111-119).
4. Erwinkarim. (2023). Apple Ecosystem Explained. Techjourneyman.com [Blog]. https://techjourneyman.com/ blog/apple-ecosystem-explained-2024/#google_vignette
5. Miguel, J. C., & Casado, M. A. (2016). GAFAnomy (Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple): The big four and the b-ecosystem. In M. G. Uranga (ed.). Dynamics of Big Internet Industry Groups and Future Trends: A View from Epigenetic Economics (pp. 127-148), Springer.