Apparently, when Apple introduced the App Store for OS X, their intention was always to replace the Software Update function on Mac desktops with the new store.

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Even if you've got a job, your boss could use the software to replace you with a clone who's willing to work for less.

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For a harried executive, or an even more harried administrative assistant, Rearden Commerce' software would replace the repetition of making trips to Web sites like FedEx, Hotels, Orbitz, Travelocity and OpenTable.

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The company has issued a software update to fix the issue and has offered to replace defective batteries.

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Mr. Mueller accelerated plans to replace the unwieldy case-management system with new software.

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The software creates digital simulations that can replace or augment more expensive methods of designing and engineering vehicles, such as wind-tunnel testing of prototypes.

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Better credit availability will help my customers to borrow the money they need to upgrade or replace their current software systems.

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Microsoft has pushed out a software update (note that they could not just revoke certificates and replace them, they had to change their software) to address Flame and the authors of Flame have begun to erase it from infected machines.

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Rollo Carpenter, a chatbot programmer, hopes to automate the high-level functions too, by developing software that can directly replace human operators.

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