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Tuan-Anh Tran makes a straightforward case: the branded mobile app is becoming optional. When AI assistants can talk to airline and hotel APIs directly, users stop opening the app – the service layer survives but the UI layer becomes disposable. Stack Overflow’s traffic decline as developers moved to ChatGPT and Copilot is already proof of concept. Google Search itself is heading the same direction, serving Gemini answers instead of sending clicks to websites. The implication for app stores is real – that folder of apps opened once a month is the easiest thing to cut from a daily routine. Shopify, Uber, and DoorDash have all been investing in API-first architectures and MCP integrations, quietly preparing for a world where their apps are consumed through agents rather than home screens.
