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ChatGPT is no longer OpenAI's most important product. Here's why.
OpenAI and Anthropic are shifting focus from model quality to customer lock-in, prioritizing profit margins over performance. Products like Claude Code and Codex aim to create sticky, high-margin ecosystems, but enterprises like Walmart are developing tools to avoid vendor lock-in.
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