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The document discusses how software is increasingly running and delivering more aspects of the economy and major industries online. It argues that many prominent new internet companies are building real, high-growth businesses and are poised to take over large swaths of the economy, despite concerns about a new tech bubble.

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Marc Andreessen On Why Software Is Eating The World - WSJ

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