COMPUTER SOFTWARE: THE EVOLUTION WITHIN THE REVOLUTION

Abstract

The cost of developing and maintaining the software for current computers has approached, perhaps exceeded, the cost of developing, manufacturing, and maintaining the hardware on which that software runs. Within the ranks of computer users, we are beginning to hear rumblings that manufacturers should price all of their software separately. Then the customer can go down the price list and pick out -- and pay for -- only the items he needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0673333

Entities

People

  • George W. Armerding

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automobiles
  • Compilers
  • Computer Program Reliability
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Operating Systems
  • Patents
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Reliability
  • Revolutions
  • United States

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