Commentary: OpenAI should have rolled out Astra to everyone at once
doodlestein · x · 2026-09-04
Blogger doodlestein argues OpenAI should have spent the extra day or two rolling out Astra to everyone simultaneously instead of staging it: being able to try the thing yourself right after the announcement is 'magical', while leaving most users in the 'pleb-tier' waiting list only breeds resentment — a caution on the gap between launch events and product availability.
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