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Re:Show HN: CopyCat (YC W25) – Free Alternative to OpenAI's ... by pcdoodle on Saturday January 25, 2025 @07:46AM (#42821310)
Why is there a required account login in the software?

I'm so sick of this crap where I want to see if something is worth a damn and I'm forced to sign up for something. This is not FREE.

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Re:Show HN: CopyCat (YC W25) – Free Alternative to OpenAI's ... by pcdoodle on Saturday January 25, 2025 @07:59AM (#42821379)
also once you sign up for an account, it won't launch if blocked in little snitch. I'm not going to be the product.
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Re:Show HN: CopyCat (YC W25) – Free Alternative to OpenAI's ... by a8hi on Monday January 27, 2025 @12:38PM (#42843589)
Co-Founder of CopyCat here - its free right now because we have no idea what people are going to use for this. Its so general purpose, so the login is to understand what people are prompting. We do not know anything that's happening on the browser, only what is happening in copycat. Helps us find bugs and release faster and possibly reach out to our users as well!
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