Chris Fisher Co-founder of Jupiter Broadcasting, a Linux and open source podcast network launched in 2008, who hosts shows on Linux, software development and self-hosting.

“JP Morgan isn't going to switch to a vibe-coded version of Office, right? So their big, huge enterprise customers ain't going anywhere.”

LINUX Unplugged · Hands-On Engineering Podcasts · November 2026

Context

A new Linux user wrote in that they had used AI to write Rust replacements for the two Windows programs that kept them from switching. Chris notes that AI-built clones of Word, Excel and PowerPoint are under development, then limits what that means for the incumbents.

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Transcript

LINUX Unplugged Around 46:05 into the episode

Chris Fisher

I can only imagine if I were trying to make the Switch back in the day, I lived in an Office world. That just would have made such a difference. Especially because

Wes Payne

there still are niche features, right? That like the open source stuff does wonderful, but they don't replicate every new feature. So that's not really the point or the design of it.

Chris Fisher

Right. And like JP Morgan isn't going to switch to a vibe-coded version of Office, right? So they're big, huge enterprise customers ain't going anywhere. That's a great story. Thanks, Abe.

Wes Payne

PC Nolrev comes in with 5,000 sets. Linux or something. Been a while and wanted to do a Jar Jar boost. Oh, we

Chris Fisher

could do that. Good

Wes Payne

job, guys. You suppose. Well, thank you. Thank you for the support.

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