This is probably what Naval Ravikant means when he says "Apple is dead" so you're in good company -- <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47956505">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47956505
If this VUI (Vibed User Interface) future comes about it entirely dismantles Apple's (and Android's) App Store moat. From a cynical perspective this may be why Apple may be shifting their strategy to enshittification: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/06/phil-schillers-app-store-exit-reportedly-driven-by-wariness-over-future-plans/" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/06/phil-schillers-app-store-e...
Google has seen the future, and like their strategy with search (but unlike Apple, which continues blocking and suing "everything" app makers) are willing to disrupt themselves: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/googles-create-my-widget-feature-will-let-you-vibe-code-your-own-widgets/" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/googles-create-my-widget-f...
However, if the slew of AI wearable or "companion" devices coming out are any indication -- from the failed Humane Pin, to Meta's keychain and glasses, to Microsoft's office badge (which OMG is so on-point in its enterpriseyness) to whatever Jonny Ive is cooking up at OpenAI -- the smartphone form factor may not be the eventual one we settle on for AI. Something to keep in mind when designing the OS.
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If this VUI (Vibed User Interface) future comes about it entirely dismantles Apple's (and Android's) App Store moat. From a cynical perspective this may be why Apple may be shifting their strategy to enshittification: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/06/phil-schillers-app-store-exit-reportedly-driven-by-wariness-over-future-plans/" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/06/phil-schillers-app-store-e...
Google has seen the future, and like their strategy with search (but unlike Apple, which continues blocking and suing "everything" app makers) are willing to disrupt themselves: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/googles-create-my-widget-feature-will-let-you-vibe-code-your-own-widgets/" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/googles-create-my-widget-f...
However, if the slew of AI wearable or "companion" devices coming out are any indication -- from the failed Humane Pin, to Meta's keychain and glasses, to Microsoft's office badge (which OMG is so on-point in its enterpriseyness) to whatever Jonny Ive is cooking up at OpenAI -- the smartphone form factor may not be the eventual one we settle on for AI. Something to keep in mind when designing the OS.