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Question is why does MS after 32 years still include incredible WEAK tools like Paint and Notepad? They should spent a little and buy up some of the great tool
by BatFastard 9y ago
Question is why does MS after 32 years still include incredible WEAK tools like Paint and Notepad?
They should spent a little and buy up some of the great tools out there and include them in windows.
- SmellyGeekBoy 9y agoThis might help explain why they won't go down this route: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Cor....
- BatFastard 9y agoTrue, but.. this was filed in 1998 when they were trying to gain exclusivity in the browser market and for good reason.
- mrec 9y agoNotepad is "weak" for a reason: it aims for absolutely minimal dependencies so that it can still be used for system recovery when everything else has gone to hell in a handbasket. Hard to make that argument for Paint though, I'll grant you.
- jle17 9y agoAt the very least they could add support for Unix line breaks...
- garaetjjte 9y ago..and stop using BOM in UTF8 files...
- alanh 9y agoConsider the OS X equivalent, TextEdit. In contrast to Notepad, it remains fairly minimal while being upgraded to always use and showcase the latest OS X APIs and design standards.
- WorldMaker 9y agoThat is why Paint is now deprecated: a successor named Paint 3D has replaced it in the Creators Update in May. Whether or not you think the 3D features are all that interesting, it's definitely interesting seeing Microsoft invest in new ideas for the built-in apps.