Markets2026-03-15 · source-backed
$2 Trillion Wiped from Software Market Cap.
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Atlassian down 35%, Salesforce down 28%, Monday.com down 40%. Oracle is the sole major software stock in positive territory because it captures agent compute demand rather than selling seats. The mechanism: "seat compression" — enterprises equipped with AI agents need dramatically fewer human licenses across every horizontal category simultaneously. FinancialContent
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