'The Tail on the Hardware Dog'. Historical Articulations of Computing Machinery, Software, and Services
Abstract
The emergence of service-oriented business models
in the computer industry over the last 15 years is
part of broader historical dynamics underlying the
relations between hardware, software, and services.
This article traces the changing configurations of
this triad with a particular focus on the economic,
technological, and social construction of “software”
in exemplary contexts. The historical evidence opens
analytical and critical perspectives on the current
rearticulation of software in terms of “services.”
Preferred Citation
Neubert, Christoph: 'The Tail on the Hardware Dog'. Historical Articulations of Computing Machinery, Software, and Services. In: Irina Kaldrack, Martina Leeker (Hg.): There is no software, there are just services. Lüneburg: meson press 2015, S. 21–37. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/1019.
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