@FinanceYF5: 1/ SaaS is losing its head Salesforce announced "headless" last month — open API, letting agents directly read and write databases, bypassing UI. This is not an upgrade; it's an admission that the 20-year moat is crumbling.
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Salesforce announced headless, opening API for AI agents to directly read and write databases, bypassing UI. This is seen as a signal that the traditional moat of the SaaS industry is collapsing.
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1/🪦 The head of SaaS is being cut off
Salesforce announced “headless” last month—opening up APIs to let agents directly read and write databases, bypassing the UI.
This isn’t a product upgrade; it’s an admission that the moat of the past 20 years is collapsing. 👇 https://t.co/4W8Ok7wPQx
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