Mechanics used to fix cars.
They would bash things, bend things and often make new parts to get you back on the road.
Not anymore. Now they plug a laptop in, wait for the diagnostic software to spot the problem and specify the replacement part.
Mechanics became fitters.
A decade or so ago you’d have paid thousands for a developer to build you a Content Management System (CMS). Oh how the eyes would light up as they saw another cash cow heading their way.
The old model went something like this – build a bespoke system they can’t take anywhere else and then charge ‘em a fortune to keep it on the road. The best bit was that the system was almost never truly bespoke, large chunks of it very closely resembling something they had built for someone else.
You thought you were buying new and actually it was often a clocked ‘cut and shut’ with a paint job.
Its different now.
Wonna CMS? just fit Wordpress. Need an e-commerce platform? just fit Magento. Need to expand further or add another whistle and bell? Just choose from the hundreds of add-ons.
Everything is there already, you just need someone to fit it together for you.
