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Do you think they need the full suite, or just headless conversion paths? That’s a surprisingly large dependency surface.

this is hilarious because ChatGPT is effectively a Microsoft product.

Is the ChatGPT app becoming its own package manager now.

It probably doesn't fancy wrangling every user's uniquely mental python/nodejs environments so just makes its own 😂

for the purposes we're discussing here: probably a zip utility + some xml schemas

Bundling LibreOffice is the kind of dependency that should show up in the product surface somewhere. If the app can invoke office-suite behavior, teams need to know what formats it can touch and how updates get patched.

If this incentivizes them to contribute to libreoffice and patch bugs and compatibility issues, I am all for it

How much did this disturb you? I presume you were not asked about this, prior to installation. I have to say, it makes me that much more reluctant to put any of these apps on a personal machine.

I guess it makes sense. If you ask it to make a spreadsheet it will open a libre office spreadsheet thingy.

Ahhh... that explains why it can render powerpoint docs in app

This feels like the sort of insane choice an LLM would make if not otherwise directed tbh

That completely explains how local document conversions and PDF parsing happen so fast without hitting an external API every single time! Bundling headless LibreOffice is wild though—classic electron/desktop app bloat, but a clever way to handle local file operations under the hood.

Oh god is that How it’s making PowerPoint files

That gives bloatware a whole new meaning.

i get why that feels odd at first. for document handling, shipping libreoffice is probably cheaper than rebuilding converters and paying the bug tax forever.