Consumer Tech News (May 25-29): Dell, IBM, CrowdStrike, Meta Lead Big Tech AI Push

Big Tech had a busy week — and if you pay attention to what the giants are doing, there's a signal worth catching.

Salesforce was in the news again, part of a broader wave of enterprise tech companies racing to attach AI to everything they already sell. Dell, IBM, CrowdStrike, Meta — all making noise about AI capabilities baked into existing platforms. The pattern is the same every cycle: major vendors announce big moves, the press releases land, and the roadmap promises start flowing.

Here's what that actually means for you. Every time Salesforce or a competitor announces a shiny new AI layer, the gap between what they're building and what your business actually needs gets wider — not smaller. These features are designed for the median customer, not your workflows, your pipeline stages, your team's actual habits. You've already lived through the version of this where you bought the promise and inherited the workarounds.

The vendors are getting better at the demo. The underlying problem — software built for everyone fits no one — hasn't changed.

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