The App & Subscription Economy Is Dying. And Good Riddance.

AI agents are challenging the business model of an entire software industry. I’ve already started cancelling subscriptions and I suspect I’m far from alone. At some point, we apparently decided that

AI agents are challenging the business model of an entire software industry. I’ve already started cancelling subscriptions and I suspect I’m far from alone. At some point, we apparently decided that even a simple timer on our smartphones deserved its own monthly subscription. A timer. Something that counts down seconds. I don’t remember agreeing to this particular vision of the digital future. Yet here we are, surrounded by apps that want us to create accounts, choose subscription plans, accept