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Re:The Influentists: AI hype without proof by kankerlijer on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @05:54PM (#46625088)
Literally all much of the business world needed was a slightly more capable VB but now we have a bunch of crappy, web browser based SaaS platforms instead.
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Re:The Influentists: AI hype without proof by j45 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @06:02PM (#46625225)
There has been a legitimate hole after Excel, where Access, VB or other tools sat to help businesses grow.

When that hole wasn't as big, it seemed fewer software projects failed.

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