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dofm • today at 2:14 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

> Yes, the model of an OS running various off-the-shelf apps for various tasks will soon become obsolete.

Define "soon".

Banks in the UK have thirty million customers each. They have moved away from web interfaces to apps on well-controlled platforms.

Social media doesn't use the mobile web; it's not good enough.

Neither of these applications for a phone are simply going to surrender to agentic environments on a phone that de-emphasises apps.

They both have a need to fully control that experience, and yet they are polar opposites in terms of seriousness.

We can't even stop voice assistants acting on commands they mishear from TV shows, youtube clips, radio.