Cloud browsers, now an AI agent staple, were 18 years too early
hugs · x · 2026-08-22
The author reflects on their time at Sauce Labs 18 years ago, noting that "browsers as a service" was expensive to pioneer due to the need for market education. Today, running browsers in the cloud is standard for AI agents, highlighting the high cost of being too early to a trend.
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