A market in which all products are standardized and graded. Goods are distinguished by price and availability. As a result, profit margins are small.
Is Linux a
CommodityMarket?
If and when every distribution offers equivalent functionality and service then Linux distributions will be a commodity.
A way to enter
CommodityMarkets and at the same time producing a monopoly is to
EmbraceAndExtend.
No, that's a way to keep your market from turning into a commodity market.
There are other distinguishing features of a
CommodityMarket (in the sense used by economists; in this sense no software is a true commodity though some comes close).
- Products not differentiated by brand name, etc; if products are differentiated based on quality; there are well-known, agreed-upon and easily observable standards for determining quality.
- Main differentiators are price, delivery, and availablility.