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Well of course, in a way, nobody could be, because software didn’t have the impact on the world then as it does now.
by ggg9990 8y ago
Well of course, in a way, nobody could be, because software didn’t have the impact on the world then as it does now.
- iainmerrick 8y agoI don't think that's entirely fair... It's true that computers and computerisation have never been so ubiquitous as they are now, but they've still been having a big impact for a long time. Off the top of my head, credit cards and ATMs, and the purchase tracking and credit scoring agencies they enabled, have been a big deal since the 60s, says Wikipedia. (I would have guessed later!) Can't do that without a lot of software.
- coldtea 8y agoI'd say it had more impact then. The major impact of software and computing was front-loaded, as in, it came with the early hanging fruits: being able to computerize banking, government data, credit card transactions, international trading, etc. This gave a huge boost to market efficiency and globalization. The rest, with the internet, apps, online sales, etc, is just another outlet for doing business. Whether a 2B2 order happens on the web, or by old-style computer networks, or even by fax, is not that much of a difference.