Computer-use agents can operate across a desktop. Agentic browsers focus the work inside the browser.
The distinction matters because browsers contain a large share of business work, but not all of it. Choose the narrower interface when it contains the job, and expand the scope only when the task genuinely needs desktop applications or system controls.
The task boundary should choose the interface.
A task that involves a local accounting application, a downloaded file, a printer dialogue, and a browser portal may require a computer-use approach. A task that moves through a CRM, inbox, dashboard, supplier site, and spreadsheet tab often lives entirely in the browser.
Starting with the browser can reduce the amount of surrounding device access needed for the job. Starting with desktop control can be sensible when browser-only work would force a real handoff.
Browser context is unusually rich for business work.
Modern teams already do much of their work in web applications: CRM records, inbox threads, internal dashboards, support consoles, documents, and vendor portals. The tabs open beside a task frequently contain the missing evidence a general instruction does not capture.
Strawberry is designed to work beside that browser context, including the websites and accounts already in use. That makes it suited to turning a multi-tab job into a prepared result rather than a sequence of copied snippets.
Broader control creates a broader review obligation.
An agent that can open any application or interact with system settings has more ways to help and more ways to cause unintended effects. The task needs a clear statement of what is in scope, what is prohibited, and which external actions stop for approval.
The same principle applies in a browser. The boundary is easier to describe when the work is limited to named websites, tabs, and account workflows.
Repetition works best after the exception path is explicit.
Save a browser workflow as a skill when its sources, output, and escalation conditions are known. A routine can then run the legwork on a schedule and stop on missing context. It brings the exception back to the person who owns the decision.
Do not turn a one-off desktop rescue task into unattended automation before you understand where it fails and how the team will recover.
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