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I find it surprising that MS hasn't acquired Paint.NET. It's a stellar product, a decent free Photoshop alternative, and miles ahead of whatever MS Paint ever w
by imiric 3y ago
I find it surprising that MS hasn't acquired Paint.NET. It's a stellar product, a decent free Photoshop alternative, and miles ahead of whatever MS Paint ever was. It even has .NET in the name, which probably confuses new users into thinking it is owned by MS, so kind of surprised MS hasn't sued over that either.
That said, I'm grateful that Paint.NET has managed to remain independent, as MS might've ruined it.
I do wonder who still uses MS Paint that would find these new features compelling, and why MS keeps adding new features to it. Surely they've done some research that shows people want this? Or is it still developed to justify paying the team that maintains it?
- 0cf8612b2e1e 3y agoI like MS paint because I know exactly what it is. Starts instantly and can be used to quickly crop a photo or hastily circle a call out. No UI redesigns to make a developer feel useful. If we were talking acquisitions, they should also buy up the Notepad++ guy.
- IYasha 3y agoNooooooo, hands off np++! X'( They'll make it worse the next day, bloating it to hell!
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- itisit 3y ago> It even has .NET in the name, which probably confuses new users into thinking it is owned by MS, so kind of surprised MS hasn't sued over that either. Not sure where the infringement would be. In any case, Paint.NET won second place last year in the "Creativity – Graphics and 3D" category of the Microsoft Store App Awards. [0] [0] https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2022/05/27/announcing-the-microsoft-store-app-awards-winners/ https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2022/05/27/announ...