Economics...
Demand: doubles as price declines by 20%
Learning curves: 10-15% cost decline with 2X units
Economics of mass software production
General purpose vs appliancization
Arthurís Law of increasing returns: Virtuous cycle
Metcalfeís Law (the value of a network = users2)
Economy of scale (Groschís Law) doesnít exist
Nathanís Laws of Software Evolution
Commoditization: There are NO franchises! Except:
Users are locked into historical data and programs