Muse, Instagram, and VLC Lookalike Rip-Offs in the Mac App Store
Jeff Johnson: In other words, Muse AI is a blatant copy of Muse from Meta, the latter of which is currently the #1 iOS App Store download in the United States. I don’t know where Muse AI ranks in the iOS App Store, but I do know that it’s currently the #20 Mac App Store download in the US. It wasn’t languishing in obscurity — it had risen to #20 in the Mac App Store. A lot of Mac users are very…
Jeff Johnson reported in a recent post that Muse AI, a seemingly legitimate app, is in fact a blatant copy of Meta's Muse, which is currently the top downloaded iOS app in the United States. Johnson noted that Muse AI is currently occupying the 20th spot in the Mac App Store in the US, making it a prime opportunity for scammers.
In his post, Johnson also pointed out two other apps that are blatant rip-offs: "App for Instagram" and "Video Player for VLC". Both of these apps use identical icons to their original counterparts. As of now, "App for Instagram" is still listed in the Mac App Store, while "Muse AI" has been removed. It is unclear what the creator of Muse AI was thinking when they decided to copy Meta's Muse, but it seems they did not expect to get caught.
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