What happened
Salesforce is abandoning UI as a moat, per Stratechery.
Why it matters
The interface advantage Salesforce held is disappearing for everyone, so treating it as a moat no longer protects the business.
What to watch
The bet hinges on whether Salesforce can win on something other than its interface. Stratechery calls the move very smart.
WHO IT HITSSalesforce customers and the product teams at enterprise software vendors that have treated their user interface as the main reason buyers stay.
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Stratechery frames Salesforce's decision as a deliberate retreat from a position it can no longer hold. The company had treated its user interface as a protective moat, but according to the article that moat is disappearing for everyone, not just for Salesforce.
That is what makes the move smart rather than defensive. Rather than pouring resources into defending an advantage the whole market is losing, Salesforce is stepping away from it — and Stratechery's read is that this is a very smart move precisely because the moat is vanishing industry-wide.
The stakes hinge on what Salesforce substitutes for the interface it is no longer leaning on. The article does not say what that replacement is, so whether the strategy pays off remains an open question.
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