> they're basically going to be spending a ton more than they have to by switching back to multiple apps
A ton more what? Money? AI costs are insignificant to a company like Spotify. Hell I've been using Astra fairly extensively at work and I've only racked up like $500 in the last month. Peanuts.
More code means more people. That's not peanuts
The whole point of this article is that it doesn't. Or at least for the same number of people you can now have way more code.
Is more code the right goal?