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"Sells robots with software on it" still counts. Here the software is part of the product, unlike a furniture store.
by infogulch 5y ago
"Sells robots with software on it" still counts. Here the software is part of the product, unlike a furniture store.
- detaro 5y agoOk, but for the article example of a travel booking company, you could easily argue the booking experience is part of the product.
- yardie 5y agoNot the same thing. Robots are literally programmed to perform a task. A travel booking agency? I don't give a shit if it's AI or 1000 gnomes making hotel reservations. In the former the software is part of the product, the later travel is the product.
- FredPret 5y agoActually I might prefer the gnomes
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoBy your definition a company that sells refrigerators could be considered a software company.
- ghaff 5y agoThere's a large class of products for which the software is essentially an after thought. And it shows. Appliances are an obvious example. But also things like cameras to a large degree. Or auto infotainment systems until Apple and Google software was integrated. (Embedded is sort of a different category that is functionally essentially part of the hardware.)