A market in which all products are standardized and graded.  Goods are distinguished by price and availability.  As a result, profit margins are small.

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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 CommodityMarket''''''s 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.''

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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.