SMRTR TechNov 2, 2025Hacker Noon

The Collapse of the Web: The Sameness & Death of Difference in Tech

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Big Tech companies like OpenAI initially provided AI infrastructure for developers to build upon, but increasingly absorb successful third-party innovations directly into their own platforms while simultaneously adopting startup-like speed and agility internally. This "absorption era" creates a collapsing web where platforms blend together, tools become indistinguishable, and independent developers face impossible competition against giants who control the underlying infrastructure.

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