Apple fumbled the OS-level personal agent opportunity, leaving browser-based agents as a workaround
omooretweets · x · 2026-11-08
- Apple could have been the OS-level personal agent but missed it
- Browser-based agents (e.g. Meta's Muse running in a cloud VM clicking through websites) are a workaround, not a platform, since no agent gets to sit in front of device apps
- This explains why app-first companies like Uber and DoorDash see basically no agent traffic
- Connectors may fix this and open startup opportunities
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