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Microsoft retires WordPad after 28 years — app no longer available as of Windows 11 24H2 (www.tomshardware.com)
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Windows will no longer have an integrated basic rich-text-based word app.

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[–] KinglyWeevil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"We need to recapture the Apple market share!"

"Got it boss, we'll make it stupid."

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

It just pains me to see, remember Chinese websites and software around 2007-2008?

Everybody (aware) looked at that with terror.

Now it's the same everywhere.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

"Get rid of those ugly strain reliefs on the plugs!"
"Uh, we don't make hardware."
"I don't care, get rid of them!"