Omni Agent War: Shopify

The bots took their baskets to Amazon.

You charged agents a fee on every order they had placed for free. Agents compare every cost, including yours.

The CFO: Agent fees up 140%! Bots pay full price now! I framed the first invoice!

OMNI: NOT SO FAST! A fee per order? Amazon checks me out for nothing. I'll shop there.

By spring the agents pay on Amazon and anywhere else that's free. KKR takes Shopify private.

The Buyer: 1.4x revenue. We'll keep your checkout open for the humans. Both of them.

Outcome: Lost as a feature

Agents came because checkout was free and everywhere. You put a price on it, and they had a dozen free checkouts to choose from.

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