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The Switching Cost Just Moved: A Software Renewal Audit for the Agent Era

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The "end of apps" argument is everywhere this month: AI agents will eat the interface, software will dissolve into tasks, and the stack you pay for every month will shrink to almost nothing. It makes great conference material. If you run a small business, you don't need a thesis about the future of…

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  1. 2026-10-09 09:00 · DEV Community — AI
    The Switching Cost Just Moved: A Software Renewal Audit for the Agent Era

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