Are 'Applications' Just a Historical Compromise? Dynamic AI Logic Could Kill SaaS
YogeshMalik · x · 2026-09-18
A speculative take: the concept of an "application" may merely be a historical concession to early mainframe memory limits. If AI systems can assemble bespoke logic dynamically for a single transaction and discard it immediately, applications, SaaS subscriptions, and static software products become obsolete. The author argues software should shift from "something built" to "something metabolized" — reframing systems as evolutionary metabolic processes rather than engineered artifacts.
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