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We don't need software subscriptions

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Chris Carolan draws the line most on-device AI coverage skips right past. Put a genuinely powerful model on the phone, one that never needs to talk to the cloud, and you have not just moved a spec. We don't need software subscriptions. That is a business model, not a feature, and it is the uncomfortable part for anyone billing monthly for what a local model now does for free. Nico Lafakis backs it with what he sees daily: new repos that rival an enterprise level platform.

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Value-First AI Daily - Aug 12, 2026

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