Re: Seen the STC Survey on May 22? (Was: TC definition)

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

I guess I must not be an "educated respondent," then,
because the "industry" I would pick would be "computers,"
of which I would consider IT a subset.  

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael West" <WestM -at- conwag -dot- com>
> You seem to be using "IT" in some sort of narrow, local, departmental 
> sense. If you look at Information Technology as an industry, like the 
> Automobile Industry, or Mining, or Manufacturing, or Telecommunications 
> (as is, I would guess, the sense in which the STC survey intended it to be 
> understood), then a company that develops software is solidly in that 
> industry.
> 
> I tried asking a stranger to this discussion the question, "If I were to 
> ask you what in what industry a software company belongs, what would you 
> say?" and the answer, without hesitation, was "IT". I am certain this 
> would be the case for well over 90% of educated respondents who understand 
> the difference between "industry" and "department".

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