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The end of software as a service

15 October 2026

There was a time when creating good, reliable computer software was hard; and expensive.

Thanks to AI and the advent of "vibe coding" however, things have changed.

If you believe the hype, now anyone with a good idea and a few dollars can sit down and knock up a program to achieve almost anything their minds can imagine -- even if they've never previously cut a single line of code.

Simple itterative refinement using an AI agent has allowed total non-programmers to come up with bespoke software that addresses their own specific needs in a way that no off the shelf package could hope to.

This must surely bee a huge worry to traditional software development houses.

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