Why software is eating the world

The work

AuthorsMarc Andreessen
Editors
Typearticle
Year2011
Citekeyandreessen2011why

Where it appeared

Published inWall Street Journal

Settled

AbstractNo abstract, and none is possible. The copy is a browser print of the Wall Street Journal's web page -- leaf 1 carries the print-dialogue furniture ('This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies... visit http://www.djreprints.com') and the source URL in the running head. Under the section label 'ESSAY' the page runs title, byline 'By MARC ANDREESSEN', the date 20 August 2011, and then straight into the first sentence: 'This week, Hewlett-Packard (where I am on the board) announced that it is exploring jettisoning its struggling PC business...'. A newspaper opinion essay carries no abstract, and this printing carries no deck or standfirst either. Established by reading the copy.

A copy is held

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Cite it as

@article{andreessen2011why,
  title        = {Why software is eating the world},
  author       = {Marc Andreessen},
  year         = {2011},
  journal      = {Wall Street Journal},
}

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