Daddy, What Did You Do in the Browser Wars? Do you remember the browser wars? Did you make a difference? Do you worry what you’re going to tell the grandchildren when they ask? I have great news, I think you’re going to get a second chance! The belle of 2025, the AI land grab, wants YOU! * OpenAI recently declared aspirations to get tight into your workspace. * Google seeks to keep your data safe, implementing stricter gating targeting “sensitive-scope requests” * Unfortunately this gating triggers on OpenAI’s new tooling resulting in blocking. As the bubble contracts, platforms seek a defensible share for the endgame. Gatekeeping rears its head. Are the big players shifting to moat-building and putting the walls up? This won’t be the last “This app is blocked” you see over the coming months. All of the players will shore up consumer data safety and their own market position resulting in rapidly changing behaviours. What did I learn last time? * Fragmentation and isolationism raise your costs, forcing you to pay twice not for capacity, but simply for parity of capability * Big incentives could be coming for vocal supporters of the one true way, but you wont feel proud taking the win. * Complexity spirals as partners and customer start making choices that affects your ability to technically collaborate fast Do you see this coming? What did you learn last time?