Browser use is a commodity with no moat, argues dev as top sites may build native agent tools
tedddyoweh · x · 2026-09-19
- A quoted thread argues browser use has become a commodity tool with no durable moat: any agent can open Chrome, log in, click buttons, and submit forms — there's no secret sauce there.
- Two reasons it will eventually become useless: top websites, to survive, will introduce agent tools directly; and the web is extremely top-heavy, with 98% of traffic going to 100 domains.
- The reposter adds that showing browser use to a non-technical user still feels like witchcraft — impressive today, even if the long-term moat case is weak.
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