>>>Anybody ever heard the term "boutique" applied to a software company? As in "boutique software company"?
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>>Sounds like a company that makes specialized software for boutiques.
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>This is what I would think too; very logical.
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>But I was told that this term these days applies to a small software company (much like my company) that specializing in vertical market applications. But I wanted to see if others heard this word use in this context.

I think in recent years, 'boutique' has come to be almost equivalent to 'specialty'.