What is the plural form of 'software'?

[kinkarso]

To be honest, I have no idea :S. Is it just software or softwares?

 

[Jimbo]

softi

 

[Metal Gear Flash]

software

 

[TrongaMonga]

Imagine you have a werehouse. Does it stores ware or does it stores wares?

 

[Jimbo]

what the ****

 

[Glowy]

wares....

i like softi

 

[Galatia]

It takes a greek to spell the truth Software products or programs. Everything else is like the Internets.

 

[ST]

Imagine you have a werehouse. Does it stores ware or does it stores wares?

Lol. The spelling errors made it all worth while.

By the way, softwares is grammatically correct, but it doesn't sound too good. Chances are no one is going to consider software (using it in the plural state) as incorrect, as it's also widely used.

 

[Amantis]

"Softwares" sound a little strange to me. A lot of people use the singular form in the plural form as well so it is considered to be widely acceptable.

- Amantis

 

[x42bn6]

Lol. The spelling errors made it all worth while.

By the way, softwares is grammatically correct, but it doesn't sound too good. Chances are no one is going to consider software (using it in the plural state) as incorrect, as it's also widely used.

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On a brighter note, the plural form of software is nonexistant because "software" is a mass noun (also known as "uncountable noun").*

 

[Jimbo]

x42 is raging omg

 

[Sakuhta]

What x42 said is correct. 'Softwares' is not grammatically correct, it's a non existent word. Software is a general term, like people. Peoples is not a real word, it is a mispronunciation, or epilepsy.

 

[ST]

Actually softwares is commonly used in legal documents, written by people with degrees...

 

[x42bn6]

Point? People incorrectly use double-negatives and beg the question without realising all the time - does that make it right? Does it become right if more people say it? Consensus is not truth.

http://www.sfu.ca/~jeffpell/papers/PelSch.pdf

Pages 5, 61*