>Anybody ever heard the term "boutique" applied to a software company? As in "boutique software company"?

I haven't heard it applied to a software company, but I certainly have heard "boutique" used in this way to mean a small special, generally upscale, business. "Boutique hotel" is fairly common (for the kind of place where you pay a lot, the room is tiny, and you're supposed to be grateful to stay there <g>).

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