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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Windows will no longer have an integrated basic rich-text-based word app.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

Sad but expected. Most people are using either office or one of the free alternatives by now.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

idc what people say mswrite was always > wordpad > word

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if anyone thought about looking up WordPal in the Microsoft Store and think about maybe that could be what it evolved into.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Problem is, it's not installed by default

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time... A long time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Pfew ... I moved to Linux just in time!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Gnome has already been ruined by a similar failed desire for a clean and simple interface.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Gnome has only gotten better imo

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I hope it's still included on future Windows server versions. It's quite useful to open documentation or instructions included with some software.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

No longer available and no longer integrated are not equivocal.