Microsoft is removing WordPad from Windows after nearly 30 yearswww.theverge.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: technews@radiation.party readbeanicecream ( @readbeanicecream@kbin.social ) Technology@kbin.social • 10 months ago message-square14fedilinkarrow-up125
arrow-up125external-linkMicrosoft is removing WordPad from Windows after nearly 30 yearswww.theverge.com readbeanicecream ( @readbeanicecream@kbin.social ) Technology@kbin.social • 10 months ago message-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
minus-square parrot-party ( @parrot-party@kbin.social ) linkfedilink12•10 months agoI’m amazed to hear people actually used word pad. It’s such a horrible editor with extremely poor file type support.
minus-square CoffeeAddict ( @CoffeeAddict@artemis.camp ) linkfedilink2•10 months agoRight? I never quite understood who it was actually for, either. I mean, notepad makes sense, but wordpad just seemed like a worse version of MS Word. I guess it could have been for those who needed something more sophisticated than notepad but didn’t want to spend money to get Word? Idk, that’s the only reason I can think of right now lol.
minus-square balls_expert ( @balls_expert@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) linkfedilink1•10 months agoIs that not enough of a reason for you? Seems like a big one to me
minus-square dan1101 ( @dan1101@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink2•10 months agoIt is good for distribution of readme files with software. WordPad files let you do rich text unlike Notepad.
minus-square Midnitte ( @Midnitte@kbin.social ) linkfedilink1•10 months agoIt’s pretty out of the way for quick notes, while Word has so much going on, while Notepad doesn’t have some important features
I’m amazed to hear people actually used word pad. It’s such a horrible editor with extremely poor file type support.
Right? I never quite understood who it was actually for, either. I mean, notepad makes sense, but wordpad just seemed like a worse version of MS Word.
I guess it could have been for those who needed something more sophisticated than notepad but didn’t want to spend money to get Word?
Idk, that’s the only reason I can think of right now lol.
Is that not enough of a reason for you?
Seems like a big one to me
It is good for distribution of readme files with software. WordPad files let you do rich text unlike Notepad.
It’s pretty out of the way for quick notes, while Word has so much going on, while Notepad doesn’t have some important features