In the reading, Manovich emphasizes the transition of hardware and technology with computers. The more advanced the software becomes, the easier it is for everyone who uses the software because they do not have to be computer savvy. Since technology and computer use hasn't always been for home and person usage, and now today a computer and the software are essential tools for school, work, and home activities. Our society is also quoted as a software society which i think fits our society perfectly because whether or not is it computers, people are constantly using software regardless if it is a computer or not.
Liicklider, Sutherland, Nelson, Engelbart, Kay, and Negroponte are considered the real inventors of the first chapter. We have never heard about these inventors because there is always software changes going on and Manovich believes that their names were not very distinct to be historically documented. However, Macnovich's term, "software study" has not been around long enough to make much of a historical impact. The way I look at is though, is they didn't have much to work with at the time and now there are so many programs and new advances in technology that I feel maybe they didn't get a fair shot to have their name known. Also, technology right now is evolving constantly when before it wasn't ask much of a priority but more of an idea. It has become so broad now that nothing is set in stone and there is always room for the next best thing.
Even as a college student who is constantly using their computer and other technologies, I do not feel like software completely surrounds our life as much as it is implied. It can be very addicting if one tries to stay up on all the technologies and new softwares becoming available. What I find beneficial about the newest software, however, is that it is becoming easier to use even more people are are not on top of the latest technology.
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