Hardware vs Software Debate
The cluster revolves around debates on whether the value, innovation, or success of a product or company lies in its hardware or software components, often questioning if hardware companies truly differentiate through hardware.
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What about 'hardware'?
The hardware is where the magic is not the software.
I thought we were talking about hardware.
That's true about the hardware.
But... it's a hardware company!
Why are hardware companies like this?
Makes you wonder why any company would get into hardware.
Without access to hardware, you don't do much.
Isn't hardware software-designed though?
Yes I do. Hardware should be independent from software.