I get why Microsoflt loves AI so much - it basically devour and destroy open source software. Copyleft/copyright/any license is basically trash now. No one will ever want to open source their code ever again.

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dgellow 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not just code. You can plagiarize pretty much any content. Just prompt the model to make it look unique, and that’s it, in 30s you have a whole copy of someone’s else work in a way that cannot easily be identified as plagiarism.

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lionkor 9 hours ago | parent [-]

There is still value in quality and craftsmanship. You might not be of that opinion, and you might not know anyone who is, but I do.

	▲	leptons 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		When I get an obviously AI-generated response from someone I'm trying to do business with, it makes me think less of them. I do value genuine responses, far more than the saccharine responses AI comes up with.

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yoyohello13 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It fits perfectly with Microsoft's business strategy. Steal other people's ideas, implement it poorly, bundle it with other services so companies force their employees to use it.

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myko an hour ago | parent [-]

I'm so mad Teams exists

	▲	Cupprum an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I really think that if Microsoft would be forced to improve user experience of Teams, it would lead to measurable impact when it comes to happiness of humankind.

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AnonymousPlanet 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Maybe someone should vibe code the entire MS Office Suite and see how much they like that. Maybe add AD while they are at it. I'm for it if that frees European companies from the MS lock in.

	▲	rwyinuse 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Good idea. My country spends over billion dollars on Microsoft licenses annually, which is more than 200 euros per capita. I think billion dollars a year spent on dev salaries and Claude Code subscription to build MS office replacement would pay itself back quickly enough.
	▲	TeddyDD 8 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Even better - train a model on MS source code leaks and use it to work on Wine fork or as you said - vibe coded MS office. This would be hilarious.

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jama211 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They always did what they wanted with open source code, not sure why people think this is different

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AnimalMuppet 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Maybe it's going the other direction. It lets Microsoft essentially launder open source code. They can train an AI on open source code that they can't legally use because of the license, then let the AI generate code that they, Microsoft, use in their commercial software.