If we take it a step further, in a few years, why would anyone purchase generic software anymore? If we can perfectly customise software for our needs and preferences for almost free, why would anyone purchase generic software from an App Store? I genuinely think Apple's business model is in jeopardy.

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skybrian 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Most apps aren’t standalone and the services they depend on are nontrivial to build. For example, maybe you could vibe code a guitar tuner app, but not a ride share app.

	▲	Gareth321 27 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I agree. The services which will be left standing will be those with a competitive moat: critical mass (Tinder, Facebook), content (YouTube, AppleTV), and scale (frontier AI models requiring expensive hardware), etc. That said, if you look at the apps on your phone, I wager a large proportion don't have these moats. Translation, passwords, budget, reminders, email, to do, project management, messaging, browser, calendar, fitness, games, game tracking, etc.