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OPENCLAW IS WHAT APPLE INTELLIGENCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN

jakequist.com3 min read

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Mac Minis are selling out everywhere because people are using them to run OpenClaw, an open source framework for local AI agents that has become a killer app for Mac hardware. The rush shows that there is a clear demand for agents and automation, and Apple is getting the hardware revenue from it. However, it's missing out on the platform revenue - Apple could have created its own native agent, but this would likely have caused significant legal issues.