The short version

Marc Andreessen predicted on June 21, 2021: “It’s been a decade since I wrote my essay Software Eats The World, and the case I made in that essay is even more true today. Software continues to eat the world, and will for decades to come, and that’s a wonderful thing.” Verdict: Called it. During the 2015-2026 period, the thesis has…

Prediction by

Marc Andreessen

On June 21, 2021

“It’s been a decade since I wrote my essay Software Eats The World, and the case I made in that essay is even more true today. Software continues to eat the world, and will for decades to come, and that’s a wonderful thing.”

Follow-up

During the 2015-2026 period, the thesis has strongly played out in media and marketing. Major companies transformed into software-driven entities, leveraging programmatic advertising, ad tech, and automation. Social networks became software platforms first. The 'for decades to come' aspect is ongoing.

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