If you’ve been following the tech headlines lately, you’ve probably heard a pretty scary prediction: AI is going to kill the software industry. The logic feels solid. If a smart AI bot can write its own code, manage your calendar, and organise your database, why would any company keep paying millions of dollars for “old” software platforms? The theory was that these tech giants would simply wither away, replaced by a few lines of clever AI prompts. It makes for a great “doom and gloom” story, but the actual data just came in. And it tells a completely different tale.

The Myth: AI Replaces Software

The pessimists argued that AI would make software a “commodity” – something so cheap and easy to make that it would no longer be valuable. They expected the big software giants to start losing customers and shrinking as businesses replaced expensive subscriptions with DIY AI bots.

The Reality: AI is a Turbo-Booster

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