▲ 1089 ▼ Microsoft is killing WordPad in Windows after 28 years (www.bleepingcomputer.com) submitted 2 years ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 467 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) You’re thinking of Notepad I think permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, I would say notepad would be the bigger loss. But wordpad is still the default for people before they learn about things like notepad++ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sloonark@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Notepad is the default text editor on Windows. I'd be surprised if most people even knew WordPad existed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Interestingly enough I have seen a lot of new PCs that have Wordpad as default (mostly dells and some HPs). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I have seen that too and the first thing you do is change it to notepad as wordpad isn't good for text files permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, I would say notepad would be the bigger loss. But wordpad is still the default for people before they learn about things like notepad++ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sloonark@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Notepad is the default text editor on Windows. I'd be surprised if most people even knew WordPad existed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Interestingly enough I have seen a lot of new PCs that have Wordpad as default (mostly dells and some HPs). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I have seen that too and the first thing you do is change it to notepad as wordpad isn't good for text files permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sloonark@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Notepad is the default text editor on Windows. I'd be surprised if most people even knew WordPad existed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Interestingly enough I have seen a lot of new PCs that have Wordpad as default (mostly dells and some HPs). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I have seen that too and the first thing you do is change it to notepad as wordpad isn't good for text files permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Interestingly enough I have seen a lot of new PCs that have Wordpad as default (mostly dells and some HPs). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I have seen that too and the first thing you do is change it to notepad as wordpad isn't good for text files permalink fedilink source parent
[–] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I have seen that too and the first thing you do is change it to notepad as wordpad isn't good for text files permalink fedilink source parent