proprietary software
Licensed, restricted applications
Proprietary software is computer software owned and controlled by a company or individual, with restrictions on use, modification, and distribution.
Users typically receive a license to use it rather than ownership of the code itself.
The source code remains secret, unlike open-source alternatives: Microsoft Office is proprietary software.
Also called closed-source software.
Paid recurring access
- SaaSRemotely hosted software access
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- vendorOne who sells goods
- retailSales to end users
annual fee · freemium · premium · trial version · activation · registration · maintenance fee · upgrade path
Consisting of two parts
- compiledGathered and arranged
- obfuscatedMade deliberately unclear
- black boxOpaque system or device
- undisclosedNot made known
inaccessible · unmodifiable · reverse engineering · decompilation · source code · DRM · copy protection · NDA
Against corporate market dominance
- market dominanceControl over a sector
- barrier to entryCompetitive impediment for newcomers
- anticompetitiveHarming market fairness
- bundlingGrouping items as one
predatory pricing · market share · network effect · interoperability · open standards · regulatory scrutiny · EU Commission · exclusionary
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- exclusive rightsProtected singular ownership claims
- licensingGranting official permission
royalties · infringement · litigation · trade secret · acquisition · buyout · asset · Oracle
subscription
Paid recurring access
- SaaSRemotely hosted software access
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- vendorOne who sells goods
retail · annual fee · freemium · premium · trial version · activation · registration · maintenance fee · upgrade path · EULA
binary
Consisting of two parts
- compiledGathered and arranged
- obfuscatedMade deliberately unclear
- black boxOpaque system or device
undisclosed · inaccessible · unmodifiable · reverse engineering · decompilation · source code · DRM · copy protection · NDA · trade secret
antitrust
Against corporate market dominance
- market dominanceControl over a sector
- barrier to entryCompetitive impediment for newcomers
- anticompetitiveHarming market fairness
bundling · predatory pricing · market share · network effect · interoperability · open standards · regulatory scrutiny · EU Commission · exclusionary · walled garden
patent
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- exclusive rightsProtected singular ownership claims
licensing · royalties · infringement · litigation · trade secret · acquisition · buyout · asset · Oracle · SAP
proprietary softwareopen-source software
Publicly accessible code anyone can modify
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