Will OS-level assistants build you on-demand mini apps? A Jobs-era App Store analogy
ericwdolan · x · 2026-10-12
The author predicts mobile and desktop OSes will ship Siri-like assistants that spin up simple function apps on demand, tying users closer to each vendor's ecosystem and next phone model.
He recalls that Jobs originally opposed the App Store until convinced by John Dorr, and wonders whether Jobs would push on-demand generated software as hard as he pushed GarageBand. Context: the quoted post argues 1% of people building software is enough to flood supply and collapse costs to near zero.
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