>>>Anybody ever heard the term "boutique" applied to a software company? As in "boutique software company"?
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>>I think it would rather be: software boutique
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>>Boutique means shop or a small business offering specialized products and services ( cfr una tienda)
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>>So, I can say
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>>- your software boutique
>>- your software shop
>>- your software company
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>>The use of boutique or shop may be a bit denigrating depending on the context
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>You could be right; I don't know. Please see my reply to Hilmar as to why I posed this question.

see http://www.thefreedictionary.com/boutique