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The Silent Decoupling

PUBLISHED: Apr 17, 2026

If you are not a business owner, this article will only entertain your mind—period. But if you run a business, this calls for immediate action.

Every person might soon walk around with five or more apps made just for them, and won’t pay a dime to get them. Some of those apps will be built out of a core need to tackle a specific problem quickly.

The surprising part will be that a SaaS company already has that specific problem solved. But who will want to pay their monthly subscription fees when they can just describe an outcome, explain the pain they are having, and watch a custom solution get built and deployed right in one sitting? They won’t build it for sale. At least, just for themselves.

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