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by cydmax 1434 days ago
I've read through half of the comments and still didn't read the most obvious reasons why SE or CS is much more in demand:

* You can change software much faster than hardware

* You can customize software exactly to your needs in hours, depending on the skill of the SE even in minutes

* You can use hardware in ways beyond the initial purpose by changing the software