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Microsoft is killing WordPad in Windows after 28 years (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 1 year ago by dantheclamman to c/technology
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[–] Resol 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I guess it's time to go back to Microsoft Works

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Wow, I had forgotten. Let's not actually.

[–] recapitated 3 points 1 year ago

Time to go back to WordPerfect

[–] uberkalden 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why did that thing exist at the same time as word anyways. I remember being so frustrated I couldn't open word docs in works

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Because it was a fraction of the price of word/office?