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A [[Software Product-based Company]] is a [[company]] that develops and distributes [[software-based product]]s.
* <B>Context:</B>
** It can (typically) employ [[Software Product Engineer]]s and [[Software Designer]]s.
** It can (often) be a [[Industry-Specific Software Company]], such as a [[Healthcare Software Company]] or [[Finance Software Company]].
** It can range from being a [[Consumer Software Company]] to being an [[Enterprise Software Company]].
** It can range from being a [[Startup Software Company]] to being a [[Mature Software Company]].
** It can have [[Software Product-based Company Financial Measure]]s, such as [[Software Company CapEx]].
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* <B>Example(s):</B>
** [[Start-up Software Company]]:
*** [[OpenAI, 2023]], for [[OpenAI, Inc.]].
*** [[Microsoft 1977]], for [[Microsoft, Inc.]].
*** [[Salesforce, 2009]], for [[Salesforce, Inc.]].
*** [[Adobe, 1982]], for [[Adobe, Inc.]].
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** [[Mature Software Company]]:
*** [[Microsoft, 2027]], [[Microsoft, 2017]], [[Microsoft, 2007]], and [[Microsoft 1997]], for [[Microsoft, Inc.]].
*** [[Salesforce, 2019]], for [[Salesforce, Inc.]].
*** [[Adobe, 2022]], [[Adobe, 2012]], [[Adobe, 2002]] for [[Adobe, Inc.]].
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** [[Domain-Specific Software Company]]:
*** [[Healthcare Software Company]], such as: [[Epic Systems Corporation]] and [[Cerner Corporation]].
*** [[Finance Software Company]], such as: [[Intuit, Inc.]] and [[FIS Global]].
*** [[Educational Software Company]], such as: [[Blackboard Inc.]] and [[Instructure, Inc. (Canvas)]].
*** [[Manufacturing Software Company]], such as: [[Autodesk, Inc.]] and [[Dassault Systemes]].
*** [[Legal Software Company]], such as: [[Clio (Themis Solutions Inc.)]] and [[Relativity (kCura Corporation)]].
*** [[Ecommerce Software Company]], such as: [[Shopify Inc.]] and [[Magento (Adobe Inc.)]].
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* <B>Counter-Example(s):</B>
** a [[Computing Hardware Company]].
** an [[Infrastructure as a Service Company]].
* <B>See:</B> [[For-Profit Company]], [[Software Package]], [[Consulting Company]], [[Services Company]].

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