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Reminds me of the story of when the Surgeon General (in the US) reported that smoking causes cancer. People stopped smoking immediately, and cigarette sales ta
by gwbas1c 9mo ago
Reminds me of the story of when the Surgeon General (in the US) reported that smoking causes cancer.
People stopped smoking immediately, and cigarette sales tanked. The cigarette companies laughed (with all the phlegm in their throats and lungs) and sales came back 1-2 weeks later.
I suspect in a few months or a year companies with vibe-coded replacements for SaS products will find they need to go back: But, just like how many less people smoke today than in the past, the writing is clearly on the wall. At some point someone will figure out how to replace SaS with AI; it's just going to take a lot longer than many think.
- miklosz 9mo agoAnd where are they now (cigarette companies)?
- missedthecue 9mo agoAltria has 72.2% gross margins. 45% net
- caminante 9mo agoWell, that was 1964. Smoking survived. At least 2 have 100B market caps.
- omosubi 9mo agohttps://straitsresearch.com/report/e-cigarette-market https://straitsresearch.com/report/e-cigarette-market
- pier25 9mo ago> it's just going to take a lot longer than many think I'd be very surprised if devs were fully replaced by AI in less than 10 years.