Openclaw simply makes the effectiveness of working with claude code and similar available to a broader audience that hadn't been exposed to it before. Sure Cowork does similar, but I believe that's still why Openclaw became so popular.
Except it's so janky and unreliable that the audience hasn't fully realized that it's not the winning move.
Except it's so janky and unreliable that the audience hasn't fully realized that it's not the winning move.