All companies are "tech-dependent companies." This is an intellectual dead end.
Traditionally, the business world has qualified tech companies as those which primarily function via zero marginal cost distribution provided by software and the internet.
If Airbnb and Ebay aren't tech companies, then neither are Google and Facebook. All four are marketplaces (Google and Facebook are advertising marketplaces at their core).
Saas and marketplaces are the most solidly "tech" businesses that exist by the textbook definition. They fully take advantage of zero marginal cost distribution.
Traditionally, the business world has qualified tech companies as those which primarily function via zero marginal cost distribution provided by software and the internet.
If Airbnb and Ebay aren't tech companies, then neither are Google and Facebook. All four are marketplaces (Google and Facebook are advertising marketplaces at their core).
Saas and marketplaces are the most solidly "tech" businesses that exist by the textbook definition. They fully take advantage of zero marginal cost distribution.