When a tool changes underneath you.

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Use case in the package

Not recorded

Strength in the package

Not recorded

Friction in the package

Not recorded

Platforms recorded

Not recorded

Vendor status recorded

Shut down (retired late 2025, subscribers carried to 1 Aug 2026)

Pricing provenance

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Use case in the package

Not recorded

Strength in the package

Reference computer-use agent

Friction in the package

Least dependable agent class on long tasks

Platforms recorded

Web

Vendor status recorded

Pivoted (folded into ChatGPT agent mode, mid-2025)

Pricing provenance

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Use case in the package

Teams building doc-as-application workflows

Strength in the package

AI columns operating over tables beat Notion AI for structured work

Friction in the package

Two brand changes in a year is a continuity risk

Platforms recorded

Web

Vendor status recorded

Acquired - operating (Coda absorbed into Superhuman; coda.io redirects)

Pricing provenance

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Use case in the package

Enterprises automating IT and HR service desks

Strength in the package

Agentic IT/HR service-desk automation

Friction in the package

Not general enterprise search

Platforms recorded

Web, Slack, Teams

Vendor status recorded

Acquired - operating (now inside ServiceNow)

Pricing provenance

Package label: N/A. Visit the vendor for current prices; this snapshot is not a quote.

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Use case in the package

Not recorded

Strength in the package

AI enterprise search

Friction in the package

Absorbed into a larger suite

Platforms recorded

Web

Vendor status recorded

Acquired - operating (HubSpot, July 2025)

Pricing provenance

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Use case in the package

Not recorded

Strength in the package

AI enterprise search

Friction in the package

Absorbed into a larger suite

Platforms recorded

Web

Vendor status recorded

Acquired - operating (ClickUp, early 2026)

Pricing provenance

Package label: N/A. Visit the vendor for current prices; this snapshot is not a quote.

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Use case in the package

Teams needing cross-platform capture and integrations

Strength in the package

Best-in-class live transcription with speaker ID; most mature integrations

Friction in the package

Free tier's 300 minutes is about a week of meetings; bot is socially conspicuous

Platforms recorded

Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows

Vendor status recorded

Active (pivoting to enterprise 'Conversational Knowledge Engine', announced 28 Apr 2026)

Pricing provenance

Package label: Verified. Visit the vendor for current prices; this snapshot is not a quote.

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Use case in the package

Not recorded

Strength in the package

Agent-native email handling

Friction in the package

Standalone inbox is being shut down

Platforms recorded

Web, macOS, iOS

Vendor status recorded

Shutting down (standalone inbox closes 22 Sep 2026; export data by 21 Sep 2026)

Pricing provenance

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Use case in the package

Not recorded

Strength in the package

Focus Time blocks and automatic meeting rescheduling

Friction in the package

Product killed within a week of acquisition

Platforms recorded

Web, Chrome extension

Vendor status recorded

Shut down (Mar 27 2026, Salesforce acquihire into Agentforce)

Pricing provenance

Package label: N/A. Visit the vendor for current prices; this snapshot is not a quote.

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Use case in the package

Individuals and teams wanting automatic calendar optimisation

Strength in the package

Habits and smart meetings genuinely work; usable free tier

Friction in the package

1-week free scheduling range; works best only when the whole team uses it

Platforms recorded

Web, Google Calendar, Outlook

Vendor status recorded

Acquired - operating (Dropbox, August 2024)

Pricing provenance

Package label: Unverified. Quoted prices are withheld until checked against a primary source.

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Use case in the package

Sales and marketing teams (post-pivot)

Strength in the package

Reached ~20 million users in 18 months

Friction in the package

Could not convert free users - under $4M ARR on 20M users

Platforms recorded

Web

Vendor status recorded

Pivoted (abandoned consumer presentations for sales/marketing automation; tome.app is live as an AI sales platform)

Pricing provenance

Package label: N/A. Visit the vendor for current prices; this snapshot is not a quote.

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Use case in the package

Not recorded

Strength in the package

Phoenix image architecture now powering Canva generation

Friction in the package

Absorbed into Canva

Platforms recorded

Web, API

Vendor status recorded

Acquired - operating (Canva, 2024)

Pricing provenance

Package label: N/A. Visit the vendor for current prices; this snapshot is not a quote.

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Use case in the package

Teams wanting live data integrations in a spreadsheet

Strength in the package

Live data integrations rather than AI were always the real differentiator

Friction in the package

Acquisition adds roadmap uncertainty

Platforms recorded

Web

Vendor status recorded

Acquired - operating (Superhuman, February 2026)

Pricing provenance

Package label: Verified. Visit the vendor for current prices; this snapshot is not a quote.

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Use case in the package

Developers who adopted the Windsurf editor

Strength in the package

IDE and IP continued rather than killed

Friction in the package

Two acquirers in 72 hours is a vendor-stability warning

Platforms recorded

macOS, Windows, Linux

Vendor status recorded

Acquired - operating (Google licensing/talent deal 11 Jul 2025; Cognition acquired the rest 14 Jul 2025)

Pricing provenance

Package label: N/A. Visit the vendor for current prices; this snapshot is not a quote.

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Use case in the package

High-volume hourly hiring operations

Strength in the package

Olivia handles text-based screening, scheduling, application collection and onboarding

Friction in the package

Never published pricing; its natural buyer is now a Workday customer

Platforms recorded

Web, SMS, mobile

Vendor status recorded

Acquired - operating (Workday, completed Oct 1 2025, reported ~$1B)

Pricing provenance

Package label: Unverified. Quoted prices are withheld until checked against a primary source.

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Use case in the package

High-volume hiring operations

Strength in the package

Established AI video interview platform

Friction in the package

Facing ACLU complaints alleging discrimination against a deaf and Indigenous employee

Platforms recorded

Web, mobile

Vendor status recorded

Uncertain (ACLU complaints filed with Colorado Civil Rights Division and EEOC, March 2025; company denies)

Pricing provenance

Package label: N/A. Visit the vendor for current prices; this snapshot is not a quote.

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Use case in the package

Not recorded

Strength in the package

Ambitious standalone AI wearable

Friction in the package

Device shut down, stranding customers

Platforms recorded

Wearable

Vendor status recorded

Shut down (February 2025, HP acquired assets for $116M and shut the device down)

Pricing provenance

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Use case in the package

Early adopters

Strength in the package

Survived by retreating from hardware; RabbitOS 2 rebuild September 2025

Friction in the package

The $199 device was effectively conceded to be a distribution mistake

Platforms recorded

Handheld device

Vendor status recorded

Pivoted (retreated from hardware to software agents)

Pricing provenance

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Use case in the package

Not recorded

Strength in the package

Best-known always-on pendant

Friction in the package

Stopped selling; withdrew from several markets and deleted user data there

Platforms recorded

Wearable pendant

Vendor status recorded

Shut down (acquired by Meta December 2025; Pendant sales stopped Dec 5 2025)

Pricing provenance

Package label: N/A. Visit the vendor for current prices; this snapshot is not a quote.

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Use case in the package

Budget buyers curious about always-on capture

Strength in the package

Cheapest entry point in the pendant category

Friction in the package

Always-on capture carries the consent problem

Platforms recorded

Wearable

Vendor status recorded

Acquired - operating (Amazon, July 2025)

Pricing provenance

Package label: Unverified. Quoted prices are withheld until checked against a primary source.

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Use case in the package

Not recorded

Strength in the package

AI earbuds reportedly using a 2nm Samsung Exynos chip

Friction in the package

Nothing has shipped and the timeline sourcing is contradictory

Platforms recorded

Unshipped

Vendor status recorded

Uncertain (unshipped; Jan 2026 statement said H2 2026, a Feb 2026 report said the Ive-led device slips to no earlier than end of Feb 2027)

Pricing provenance

Package label: N/A. Visit the vendor for current prices; this snapshot is not a quote.

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Use case in the package

Not recorded

Strength in the package

AI security tooling

Friction in the package

Absorbed into Harvey

Platforms recorded

API

Vendor status recorded

Acquired - operating (Harvey, 2026)

Pricing provenance

Package label: N/A. Visit the vendor for current prices; this snapshot is not a quote.