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Why Legacy Platforms Fail in the Agentic Era
Adam Silva
10 min read
2,200 wordsTraditional e-commerce platforms were built for human shoppers clicking through websites. When AI agents become the primary buyers, these platforms have no way to respond. Here's why legacy infrastructure fails.

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Key topics covered in this article:
- legacy platforms
- agentic commerce
- digital transformation
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