Blogger: AI assistants will replace most apps, the SaaS apocalypse has only begun
_AustinCalvert_ · x · 2026-09-28
Blogger rationalaussie argues that most apps will be replaced by personalized, one-to-one programs that a user's AI assistant builds and maintains on the fly. His core point: nobody ever wanted an app — they wanted their problem solved cheaply, quickly and effectively. He calls the inversion from apps to intelligence inevitable, saying the SaaS apocalypse is only in its opening act.
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