I. Oshri & Kenneth A. Loparo 
Standards-Battles in Open Source Software [PDF ebook] 
The Case of Firefox

Introduction Open Source Software Standards and Standards Setting Standardization Battles in OSS: A Theoretical Framework Industry Background Browser War I (1995-1999): Microsoft Versus Netscape Browser War II (2003-2008): Mozilla Versus Microsoft Standard Setting Mechanisms in Open Source Software What can be learnt from these Browser Wars

HUIBERT J. DE VRIES holds a MSc. degree in Business Administration (with honors) and a BSc. degree in International Business Administration, both from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Huibert studied the web browser industry over 2 years focusing on aspects relating to standards-setting processes and Open Source Software. Huibert is currently Business Intelligence Manager at Philips Healthcare in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
 
HENK J. DE VRIES is Associate Professor of Standardization at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His professional experience includes several jobs at the Dutch standardization institute NEN. His research and education concern standardization from a business point of view. Henk is author of more than 200 publications, including a Ph D thesis and several other books, on standardization.
 
ILAN OSHRI is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, the Netherlands. He holds a Ph D in Strategic Management and Technological Innovations from Warwick Business School, UK. His main research interest lies in the area of technological innovations, learning, and knowledge management in global teams. His work has been widely published in books and journals.