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Skepticism surrounds tech industry announcements, contrasting with LibreOffice's AI-free success

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The author expresses skepticism about a recent announcement, suspecting it might be a temporary marketing tactic rather than a genuine commitment. They believe that the tech industry, including open source, often prioritizes profit and opportunity over user principles. This sentiment is contrasted with LibreOffice's record downloads following its declaration of having no AI features. AI

IMPACT Highlights user distrust in AI marketing tactics and the potential for non-AI software to gain traction.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece expressing skepticism about tech industry practices and marketing gimmicks, contrasting it with a specific software's success.

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Skepticism surrounds tech industry announcements, contrasting with LibreOffice's AI-free success

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I celebrated this in the past, but I can’t help but think this is temporary and or a marketing gimmick that will go away after they receive money from something

    I celebrated this in the past, but I can’t help but think this is temporary and or a marketing gimmick that will go away after they receive money from something/someone tangentially related to any of these AI companies. Maybe I am too skeptical of this announcement, but I hope I’…

    LINKS manualdousuario.net/…/libreoffice-downloa… manualdousuario.net/libreoffice-24-2

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