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11 questions · Software products and digital systemsClear

• Is selling software still a viable business?

  BUSINESSSoftware products and digital systems7 accountsboth ways2026-10-08
  • Customers still pay for finished software products.0
  • Selling software is becoming very hard.5
  • Only software tied to hard-to-copy assets stays viable.1
  • Software stays viable only if it improves with AI.1
• Will AI make existing SaaS apps obsolete?

  BUSINESSSoftware products and digital systems3 accounts2026-10-08
  • AI replaces existing SaaS apps, making them obsolete.3
  • SaaS apps stay viable through integration, data, and trust.0
  • AI changes how SaaS apps are built and used.0
• Will AI-built free clones end paid creative software subscriptions?

  BUSINESSSoftware products and digital systems2 accounts2026-10-08
  • Free AI-built clones replace paid creative software subscriptions.2
  • Paid creative software subscriptions survive on reliability and support.0
  • Only team and format-tied creative subscriptions stay paid.0
• Is automating multi-step business workflows with AI agents still a viable business?

  BUSINESSModel applications and agent systems1 accounts1 evidence2026-09-29
  • Cheaper models make agent workflows affordable at scale.+11
  • Falling prices shift value to labs and workflow owners.0
  • Only workflow-data and customer-relationship owners profit.0
• Is an agent-native document editor still worth building?

  BUSINESSModel applications and agent systems1 accounts2026-09-29
  • First-party tools make it not worth building.1
  • It stays worth building through workflow depth and distribution.0
  • It is worth building only inside a larger suite.0
• Do small teams still need a full CRM?

  BUSINESSSoftware products and digital systems1 accounts2026-10-05
  • Small teams still need a full CRM.0
  • Small teams need a narrower tool, not a full CRM.1
  • Only teams with a dedicated sales process benefit from a full CRM.0
• Is building custom agent infrastructure still a viable business?

  BUSINESSModel applications and agent systems1 accounts2026-10-02
  • First-party platforms make custom agent infrastructure unnecessary.1
  • Custom agent infrastructure stays viable by owning context and workflows.0
  • Custom agent infrastructure survives only as a thin layer.0
• Are frontier AI labs a durable business?

  BUSINESSModel applications and agent systems1 accounts2026-10-08
  • Frontier labs stay durable by pushing the model frontier.0
  • Open-source models take easier tasks; frontier labs are not durable.1
  • Only labs with enterprise distribution, compute, or data survive.0
• Will AI make professional general-purpose software unnecessary?

  BUSINESSSoftware products and digital systems1 accounts2026-10-03
  • Domain experts build their own AI tools instead.1
  • General-purpose software remains necessary for scale and compliance.0
  • Domain experts still rely on general-purpose software.0
• Will AI reverse engineering make proprietary software effectively open source?

  BUSINESSSoftware products and digital systems1 accounts2026-10-07
  • AI decompilation exposes proprietary code, making software open source.1
  • Legal, obfuscation, and cloud barriers keep proprietary code closed.0
  • AI reverse engineering works on some software; most stays closed.0
• Can wrapper startups survive when labs release first-party versions?

  BUSINESSModel applications and agent systems1 accounts2026-09-29
  • Labs ship first-party versions; wrapper startups die.1
  • Wrapper startups survive on distribution, data, or workflow depth.0
  • Wrapper startups get acquired or become lab partners.0