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What Is OPA? (Part 1 of 5 — Why OPA)
Why proprietary automation economics are unsustainable — and why the marketplace should care now
Q: Why should the marketplace care about OPA now?
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Why the Marketplace Should Care About OPA
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Three beats:
- Economics — proprietary automation is unsustainable; vendor lock removes the incentive to innovate.
- People — technology insertion is required to recruit and retain automation engineers.
- Path — migration and evolution, not rip-and-replace; no loss of control, view, or data.
Key thread: pace of tech vs automation; eBay replacement parts vs rip-and-replace migration; lifecycle pain preview — computer 5–7 yr, I/O 20–30 yr, copper 80–100 yr. Tight-coupling teaser lands in E04.
The companion article covers the full economics, recruiting, and vendor-lock argument. Link above when published.
Fifteen minutes on the mic. The rest is on the page.