It's truly the end of an era as we say farewell to a real one.

RIP Microsoft WordPad. You Will Be Missed::It’s truly the end of an era as we say farewell to a real one.

  • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    1 year ago

    Is it being replaced with something else preinstalled? What the heck do I tell Windows-using coworkers to use when it doesn’t open a text documents automatically from clients??

    I’ve installed Libreoffice but Linux has spoilt me as Windows needs a damn reboot to use it properly. I can’t log back in (and one of the setups is also a damn server to the other) :/

    • laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      I mean, Notepad is still there, and even with its simplicity and other issues (which have gotten a lot better), it’s always been way better for text files than WordPad

      • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Notepad could be fine sometimes but they often have images in the documents given from our clients (who are often equally not skilled with computers).

    • brsrklf@jlai.luEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      I am sure Microsoft will just keep nagging them to take an Office 365 subscription.

    • sfgifz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I’ve installed Libreoffice but Linux has spoilt me as Windows needs a damn reboot to use it properly.

      You’re either exaggerating or it’s a problem with LibreOffice.

      • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        The provider of the PCs is a company we get stock from so maybe normally it would just install without reboot but there are admin settings which make it difficult to install unexpected software.

        I suggested LibreOffice to my manager for their Apple laptop and they say it randomly disappears. They got it via download on the website so I suspect Apple is doing something fucky to make you pay for it from the store.