OpenAI’s New Desktop App Isn’t an Upgrade — It’s a Hostage Situation
OpenAI’s new desktop app merges Chat, Work, and Codex into one interface, rebranding the old app as ‘ChatGPT Classic’ and gating new features. This isn’t an innocent upgrade — it’s a deliberate strategy to create artificial obsolescence and lock users into a proprietary ecosystem. Professionals must recognize the hidden cost of convenience before they’re trapped.