Creator of free Adobe clones unveils open-source Microsoft Office replicas

A creator of free Adobe alternatives has reportedly released open-source replicas of Excel, PowerPoint and Word, with Autodesk tools and other subscription services possibly next. Discussion spread across Reddit, Mastodon and Hacker News on October 11.

Timeline

1. 9 Oct, 12:54 UTCFirst appeared on Bluesky
2. 11 Oct, 10:50 UTCReddit r/technology posts unveiling story
3. 11 Oct, 11:08 UTCTom's Hardware shares story on Mastodon
4. 14 Oct, 02:45 UTCPicked up on Mastodon
5. 14 Oct, 18:23 UTCPicked up on Hacker News

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