"But while OpenAI's app platform presents an emerging threat, Apple's vision for an improved Siri - though still seriously delayed - could still play out in its favor. After all, Apple already controls the hardware, the operating system, and has roughly 1.5 billion iPhone users globally, compared to ChatGPT's 800 million weekly active users. If Apple's bet pays off, it could position the iPhone maker in a way that would not only maintain its app industry dominance."
"This week, OpenAI announced that apps can now run directly inside ChatGPT, letting users book travel, create playlists, and edit designs without switching between different apps. Some immediately declared the app platform of the future - predicting a ChatGPT-powered world where Apple's App Store becomes obsolete. An open question was answered today - "what will the AI-native distribution channel be?" It looks like ChatGPT will be that channel with 800M active users + the Apps SDK.This is likely as important as Steve Jobs announcing the app store in March of 2008 ..."
"Apps are passé, long live apps? It's an idea whose time has come. Organizing little tappable icons on your iPhone's Home Screen to make online information more accessible is a dated metaphor for computing. Meant to resemble a scaled-down version of a computer's desktop, apps are becoming a less common way for users to interact with many of their preferred online services."
OpenAI enabled apps to run directly inside ChatGPT, allowing users to book travel, create playlists, and edit designs without switching apps. ChatGPT now offers an Apps SDK and reaches roughly 800 million active users, positioning itself as a potential AI-native distribution channel. Apple controls hardware and the operating system with about 1.5 billion iPhone users and is developing a major Siri overhaul to shift interaction away from tappable icons toward conversational interfaces. Apple aims to preserve apps while changing how users access services, which could modernize app usage and protect its app industry dominance.
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