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The SaaS Apocalypse: How AI Agents Are Dismantling a Trillion-Dollar Industry

Autonomous AI agents are reshaping enterprise software from the ground up, threatening per-seat pricing models and forcing a fundamental rethink of how software creates and captures value.

The SaaS Apocalypse: How AI Agents Are Dismantling a Trillion-Dollar Industry

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