WordPad got into the shadow of MS Office and Notepad anyways.
This development aligns with Microsoft’s ongoing initiative to streamline its software offerings and concentrate on more sophisticated applications.
Gross corpospeak. Translated as “We never invested in this because we want you to buy the paid version. Now that the paid version has completely eclipsed the free version we will be deprecating it”
Alternatively: “Not enough people cared to use this stuff, so we’ll shift our efforts towards stuff that our users care more about”.
Agreed on the corpospeak, though.
100% corpo bullshit but laymen have moved to google docs for better or worse.
that is sad. I like Wordpad. But, kate and Notepadnext is good alternatives
This definitely sucks for the average, non-technical user. We can all use Sublime3 or Notepad++ or whatever other replacement tool we prefer, but the average user has no clue about those and will be tricked into thinking that paid-for Word is the only real easy and good option.
This is Wordpad, not Notepad. There is still a perfectly functional plain text editor(until they decide to slam ads into it) for Windows. WordPad was a rich text editor. Sublime and Notepad++ don’t really compete with that. LibreOffice and OnlyOffice exist for free in that space, but you are right that non-tech savvy users will struggle to find them on Windows.
True, OpenOffice and LibreOffice are more direct replacements for a word-like interface. I use markdown for all my rich text editing needs, so in my mind Sublime3 and Notepad++ are the only replacement editors I think of (both support live markdown display with a plugin).
Spread the word of libreoffice for those who don’t want the ms office subscription
