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Developer Who Cloned Photoshop With AI Just Did the Same to Microsoft Office

Developer Brandon Thomas used Anthropic's Claude to build free, open-source replicas of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. They're rough, but they show how cheap cloning software has become.

MARKET THEMEMarket Development
RISK READMixed / Neutral
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ASSETS IN FOCUSBroad Crypto
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What happened

Developer Brandon Thomas used Anthropic's Claude to build free, open-source replicas of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. They're rough, but they show how cheap cloning software has become.

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This development may affect liquidity, positioning or risk sentiment and is worth monitoring alongside price and volume confirmation. Current ABS market read: Mixed / Neutral.

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