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Microsoft retires WordPad after 28 years — app no longer available as of Windows 11 24H2 (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 2 months ago by shoulderoforion@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Windows will no longer have an integrated basic rich-text-based word app.

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[–] comador@lemmy.world 113 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Microsoft: We can't spy on your usage when you use wordpad, use O365 instead! (guessing since MS recommends using O365 Word in its place).

TBH, I haven't used wordpad since Windows 98. Not saying others don't use it, but Notepad++ and a myriad of other options are better anyway.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 41 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

If they just wanted telemetry they'd just "enhance it" they way they did with the monstrosity that is new Paint or AI assisted notepad.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

AI assisted Notepad is a thing?

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah, though I don't know if it graduated beta, because I don't use windows 11.

[–] antithetical@lemmy.deedium.nl 3 points 2 months ago

And probably as a security update as well.

[–] switchboard_pete@fedia.io 17 points 2 months ago

TBH, I haven't used wordpad since Windows 98

which is why they're getting rid of it

it would probably be pretty easy to just patch telemetry into it, except nobody uses it because why would you

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does Notepad++ allow rich text?

[–] comador@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

On a default install on NP++ you can only save as rtf, but there are addable plugins that give some rtf functionality. So as a direct answer, no, it doesn't, but it can.

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Meh. I'm not sold enough.

[–] comador@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

vim with global ls_colors and dircolors kinda user huh? Nothing wrong with that.

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 2 months ago

I don't understand these words 😭