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Proprietary software owned by one organization. The term is typically used only in discussions that contrast open source software with proprietary software. See open source and proprietary software.



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They are free from the cost and don't feel locked in with closed-source technology," Handy says.
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Proprietary software like Microsoft's is the shiny, expensive alternative; the open source software Linux is the obvious simple solution, according to Geck, who added: "The pencil never would have made it in a closed-source environment.
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com), the proprietary, closed-source model of software development is probably doomed anyway in the long run, except in fairly narrow niches.
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