# Sridhar Vembu on Tech: “The business outlook for software is uncertain and AI has ra…”

> The business outlook for software is uncertain and AI has raised costs dramatically with a) massive 4-fold increase in s… — 11.7K likes, 1.5K reposts on X.

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- **Updated:** 2026-10-13
- **Category:** social
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## Key data

- **Author:** @svembu
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- **Rank today:** #7 of 14
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12 22:16 UTC

The business outlook for software is uncertain and AI has raised costs dramatically with a) massive 4-fold increase in server prices which we need for data centers b) AI usage increasing rapidly, leading to much higher expenses, which we are trying to control. On top of that is the challenging geopolitical backdrop. We have cut down on our marketing budget. We have also told our employees that we cannot have our usual pay increase this year. I have apolgized for not being able to avoid this. We will work hard to avoid mass layoffs but …

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