Software Is Not Dead: AI's Real Disruption Isn't the Apps You Know
bennash · x · 2026-10-12
bennash pushes back on two popular takes: "software is dead" and "enterprises will never trust software from small unknown teams," arguing both misunderstand how the industry works.
- AI dev tools can now recreate sophisticated versions of Photoshop, Microsoft Office, and similar products in remarkably short times — genuinely disruptive;
- But the real disruption isn't in the handful of massive flagship apps everyone talks about;
- Independent developers and small teams sit at the center of this shift, not outside it.
Long-form article truncated here; full argument in original.
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