[I started the Twitter thread this article links to, and work with Paul and Brad.] Some context via a timeline: * Dec 12, 2017: The Microsoft Paint utility in

[I started the Twitter thread this article links to, and work with Paul and Brad.] Some context via a timeline: * Dec 12, 2017: The Microsoft Paint utility in Windows was officially deprecated [1]. * Dec 20, 2017: A Product Alert button [2] was added to the app that, when clicked, indicated Microsoft Paint was going to move to the Microsoft Store [3]. That is, it was going to be available on-demand rather than ship in-box with the operating system [4]. * ~1H 2019: Microsoft has now fully reversed this decision [5] and removed the Product Alert button from the application altogether [6]. There is no official communication as to why this change was made. [1] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4034825/features-that-are-removed-or-deprecated-in-windows-10-fall-creators-up https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4034825/features-th... [2] https://i0.wp.com/www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/paint-thing.png?resize=1031%2C580&ssl=1 https://i0.wp.com/www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/... [3] https://www.kunal-chowdhury.com/2017/12/windows-10-paint-3d-to-replace-mspaint-soon.html https://www.kunal-chowdhury.com/2017/12/windows-10-paint-3d-... [4] https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/07/24/ms-paint-stay/#PzlGpp3WmTXhFwEV.97 https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/07/24/ms-pa... [5] https://twitter.com/brandonleblanc/status/1120554869570572290 https://twitter.com/brandonleblanc/status/112055486957057229... [6] https://twitter.com/h0x0d/status/1119940129450184704 https://twitter.com/h0x0d/status/1119940129450184704