Such a trend indicates the growing importance of research and development of the software sector. As costs tend to be high, there has been a concerted effort on the part of design engineers to "standardize" software.
為降低軟體的價格，軟體公司也漸發展出一套較「標準化」的做法：相同行業或用途，如同為貿易公司或會計系統的用戶，基本需求相同，則只要修改已開發過同類系統，甚至不必修改，即可適用。