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Microsoft is getting rid of WordPad after 28 years – the veteran editor has been present in the OS since Windows 95 (gadgettendency.com)
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Microsoft is getting rid of WordPad after 28 years – the veteran editor has been present in the OS since Windows 95::Microsoft has begun getting rid of another veteran application in its proprietary operating system. The company has released a new test build of Windows 11

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[–] Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Libre Office is a good replacement for Office/Word, but it is much heavier than WordPad.

[–] udadu@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It even feels heavier than Office on windows (on linux it feels much better).

[–] udadu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It even feels heavier than Office on windows (on linux it feels much better).