๐บ Claude is now the #1 business AI
AI Summary
Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI in U.S. business adoption for the first time, reaching 34.4% vs OpenAI's 32.3% per Ramp's May 2026 spending data, driven largely by Claude Code's $2.5B annualized revenue. Palo Alto Networks warned AI-driven cyberattacks are becoming the new norm, while Apple is reportedly building AI agent support directly into the App Store ahead of WWDC. The newsletter also covers Notion's new developer platform, a Claude Skills productivity tip, and several new AI tools.
Key Facts
Author Takes
Anthropic's upselling criticism
The complaint that Claude upsells users to pricier models is a strange criticism to level at a company gaining market share โ 'they upsell too well' is a weird thing to complain about when you're losing.
Anthropic vs OpenAI enterprise race
Both companies are racing toward IPOs potentially this fall, and Anthropic's enterprise data shift means it is now negotiating from a position of strength.
Contrarian Angle
Enterprise AI Stickiness Beats Consumer Downloads
Anthropic winning enterprise contracts creates compounding advantages โ contracts renew annually, expand over time, and get embedded in infrastructure requiring full procurement cycles to switch, making enterprise wins far more durable than consumer mindshare.
Conventional AI coverage focuses on consumer adoption and benchmark scores, but enterprise procurement cycles create moats that are invisible in typical usage metrics
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