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Evolution toward soft(er) products

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As software becomes a larger part of all products, traditional (hardware) manufacturers are becoming, in essence, software companies.

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            cover image Communications of the ACM
            Communications of the ACM  Volume 61, Issue 3
            March 2018
            107 pages
            ISSN:0001-0782
            EISSN:1557-7317
            DOI:10.1145/3190347
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