历史正在OpenClaw重演：从“刷机时代”的狂欢，到AI时代下一个“小米”的诞生，有人已经开始吃螃蟹了！

History is repeating on OpenClaw: from the "ROM-flashing carnival" to the birth of the next "Xiaomi" in the AI era — some have already started to eat the crab!

XYKing · Follow · 2026-03-15 · 0 comments · 402 views · 0 saves · 27 min read

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OpenClaw is like the "Android ROM era" of 2010. Its "bare permissions" terrify big tech, yet grant AI ultimate agency. Just as MIUI packaged Android's chaos, Qclaw wraps raw tech into a safe, ready-to-use home for novices. Chaos is a ladder; whoever tames the risk becomes the next "Xiaomi" of the AI age. Don't be a spectator — be a pioneer!

"When you hand over your house keys, bank card passwords, even the power to rewrite your life's files, to a super-genius with a 5% chance of going haywire — are you thrilled or terrified?"

This is not just a cyberpunk sci-fi question, but an absurd drama currently unfolding in the tech circle.

In recent weeks, the entire tech scene has gone crazy over an open-source project called OpenClaw. Countless demo videos spread wildly: AI automatically opens a browser to book flights, AI types terminal commands to fix bugs, AI directly takes over the computer to email the boss…

But along with it came deafening controversy and panic.

Some exclaim "AGI has arrived, workers are finally liberated!"; but more veterans who've struggled in the internet swamp feel a chill down their spines. In their eyes, this is not a tech revolution, but a "Russian roulette" handing over the highest system control — a bare-permissions game hyped across the web.

As online voices tear into two camps — one mindlessly celebrating, the other pouring cold water — most internet professionals are stuck in anxious hesitation: Is this thing even safe to touch?

But excellent hunters never waste time in arguments.

While most are trembling at the "risk of losing control", some have already seen the code of the times behind the chaos, quietly "eating the crab", and even closed the loop of business and ecosystem.

For example, the well-known geek blogger "Qiuzhi 2046" — while others are still arguing, his product Qclaw (Lobster管家) went viral during the pre-beta phase: over 150k replies for keyword "Q" on Bilibili, 100k+ beta reservations, search index soaring 2000%+, community daily messages exceeding 100k.

This terrifying pre-launch fervor proves a core logic: In the evolution of the internet, absolute chaos is often the best ladder for class transcendence.

Today, from a PM perspective, we peel back OpenClaw's technical mask, combine Qclaw's hardcore data, see through big tech's cards, and deeply deconstruct this breakthrough path. After reading, you'll see: history is repeating on OpenClaw with astonishing similarity.

I. Introduction: The Divided Cyber Arena

If you've opened any social media, dev communities, or PM groups recently, you'll see discussions about OpenClaw have turned into a toxic cyber arena.

One side: extreme狂热ism. Countless developers excitedly show how a simple Python script gives LLMs real "hands".

V. Soul-searching: What is the moat in this era?

If we attribute Qclaw's success merely to "a pretty UI shell", that's an insult to the PM profession.

Originally published by @XYKing on "Everyone is a PM". Do not reprint without permission. Hero image from Unsplash, CC0.