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When OpenAI announces apps inside ChatGPT and promises you'll never leave the interface again, is it innovation—or are they repeating the same mistakes Google and Meta already made?

In this episode, we:

* Break down the three core assumptions OpenAI made building the Apps SDK—and why all three are wrong

* Analyze the UX frictions that break the "everything app" promise (manual routing, visual decisions that don't compress into prompts, and partner economics)

* Reveal the one narrow use case where this actually works—and why that's not what Altman is selling

* Map out why America can't build WeChat: it's not the technology, it's the incentive structure

📖 For a deeper exploration and the specific friction analysis, check out the full article here: https://www.2ndorderthinkers.com/p/openai-tries-what-google-and-meta

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