# Web News: Why Does Every Website Look Like a SaaS App?

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Podcast: [HTML All The Things - Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/html-all-the-things-web-development-ai-and-developer-careers-863818)
Published: 2026-05-23T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/why-does-every-website-look-like-a-saas-app
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Duration seconds: 1295

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Are modern websites becoming too generic? Matt and Mike discuss the rise of homogenized web design, SaaS-style layouts, AI-generated sites, and whether “modern” actually means better.

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