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> "Tech" is a fairly broad category that includes both computer hardware and computer software No it doesn't. That's my point. Tech isn't an industry or a cate
by mbesto 4y ago
> "Tech" is a fairly broad category that includes both computer hardware and computer software
No it doesn't. That's my point. Tech isn't an industry or a category. It's an operating model. The delineation of it being an industry adds nothing of value to any discussion because its so ill-defined.
> But when people talk about media companies, they're talking about NBC
Guess what...NBC merged with Comcast and Comcast is a telecomm company, which guess what...distributes media.
> Panasonic.
Panasonic is a hardware manufacturer...
- AnthonyMouse 4y ago> Guess what...NBC merged with Comcast and Comcast is a telecomm company, which guess what...distributes media. Alice is a lawyer and Bob is a doctor and a lawyer. Why would that imply that Alice is a doctor? > Panasonic is a hardware manufacturer... And Twitter is a communications service. They're not in the same line of business as the entities that employ reporters.
- mbesto 4y ago> Twitter is a communications service. Ok so they're not a tech company. Glad we solved that. /handshake-emoji/
- AnthonyMouse 4y agoA communications service that operates using internet servers to run code they wrote... is a tech company.
- mbesto 4y agoSo any company that uses internet servers to run code they wrote is a tech company? John Deere wrote the firmware on the machinery they sold to farmers that connects to a server on software they wrote. Are they a tech company?