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Ask HN: Does “leading” software mean anything?
When a company advertises their product or platform as "leading" in some space, does it actually mean anything? Do they have statistics to back it up?
- lmarcos 4y agoIt usually means nothing. That line as well as "We offer a competitive salary" are classic ones.
- presheaf 4y agoIt means they have significant market share in the relevant sector they're operating in. For example, it would be fair to say that Tableau is a leader in enterprise analytics and data management.
- tacostakohashi 4y agoNo, it's completely meaningless. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffery#Federal_Trade_Commission_definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffery#Federal_Trade_Commissi...
- egberts1 4y agoIs it just me or am I the only one who first thought of "Leading Edge" computers?
- tomcam 4y agoThe rest of us are totally too young to remember that reference ;)
- ivanvanderbyl 4y agoIn some enterprise spaces it might be backed up with the product being a leader in a Gartner quadrant or similar industry benchmark. It's completely meaningless but it makes the C-suite feel like they see keeping score.