Microsoft is getting rid of WordPad after 28 years – the veteran editor has been present in the OS since Windows 95

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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 - Gadget Tendency
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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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So the next Windows won't come with any text editor unless you pay extra for Word?

There’s still notepad, but Windows 11 office suite is already subscription only. They’re only taking wordpad out so people who don’t know better are pushed to buy in to the racket.