Developer who vibe-coded free Adobe clones is taking down Microsoft Office
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High-quality, vibe-coded clones of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint show how far solo devs can get when AI compresses both design and engineering cycles. If you sell horizontal productivity software, assume your real competitor is now a motivated individual plus a frontier model, not just other vendors.
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