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Either way, the stock is cheap compared with the S&P 500’s 22 times forward earnings, to say nothing of the many tech hardware stocks whose revenue is tied to AI.

International Business Machines’ IBM 360 was the first computer that standardized hardware, which allowed software to be used again and again across installations.

Here are answers to common questions about the new hardware and software.

He works out of Founders Inc., a waterfront campus in Fort Mason that provides desks, a hardware lab, game room and a stage area for hackathons and fireside chats.

Software is easier to scale and normally gets higher margins, but is also more prone to disruption than hardware, with lower barriers to entry by competitors.