I am increasingly seeing "software" used as a discrete noun, rather than as a continuous noun or an adjective, as in this line from the article: "The terminal

I am increasingly seeing "software" used as a discrete noun, rather than as a continuous noun or an adjective, as in this line from the article: "The terminal — a software officially named Bloomberg Professional — is still a major part of Bloomberg’s overall business [...]" I know languages grow and change, but this really grinds on my ears. Not so long ago, the author would have written "a program", or "a software program", or "an application". I see no value in the change.