▲ 1095 ▼ Microsoft is killing WordPad in Windows after 28 years (www.bleepingcomputer.com) submitted 3 years ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 468 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] anon_water@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) As it should be. We pay for it on Windows and Mac… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aatube@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (3 children) piracy theme intensifies Office is one of the easiest things to pirate. It 1. is very popular 2. has an official mass-activation way that can be easily exploited. I suspect we may have a spy in there Or, y'know, just use LibreOffice with the tabs setting and contextual groups if you can afford experimental features or if you still hate the UI just use WPS instead, who cares that it's awful and from China you don't have to pay Also, why would you even get Word or PowerPoint on macOS?? Excel I understand but these two?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TrustingZebra@lemmy.one 5 points 3 years ago why would you even get Word or PowerPoint on macOS?? Excel I understand but these two?? Main reason would be full compatibility with Office documents. permalink fedilink source parent [–] danielton@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Also, why would you even get Word or PowerPoint on macOS?? Excel I understand but these two?? Because Word and Powerpoint are what they know. permalink fedilink source parent [–] anon_water@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) Let me clarify what I meant. I am saying that we pay for the OS which includes applications on both Mac and Windows. Only Mac gives us a free suite of office applications. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aatube@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ah, I get it now. But you can pirate Windows for the exact same reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anon_water@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago True permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aatube@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (3 children) piracy theme intensifies Office is one of the easiest things to pirate. It 1. is very popular 2. has an official mass-activation way that can be easily exploited. I suspect we may have a spy in there Or, y'know, just use LibreOffice with the tabs setting and contextual groups if you can afford experimental features or if you still hate the UI just use WPS instead, who cares that it's awful and from China you don't have to pay Also, why would you even get Word or PowerPoint on macOS?? Excel I understand but these two?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TrustingZebra@lemmy.one 5 points 3 years ago why would you even get Word or PowerPoint on macOS?? Excel I understand but these two?? Main reason would be full compatibility with Office documents. permalink fedilink source parent [–] danielton@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Also, why would you even get Word or PowerPoint on macOS?? Excel I understand but these two?? Because Word and Powerpoint are what they know. permalink fedilink source parent [–] anon_water@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) Let me clarify what I meant. I am saying that we pay for the OS which includes applications on both Mac and Windows. Only Mac gives us a free suite of office applications. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aatube@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ah, I get it now. But you can pirate Windows for the exact same reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anon_water@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago True permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrustingZebra@lemmy.one 5 points 3 years ago why would you even get Word or PowerPoint on macOS?? Excel I understand but these two?? Main reason would be full compatibility with Office documents. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] danielton@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Also, why would you even get Word or PowerPoint on macOS?? Excel I understand but these two?? Because Word and Powerpoint are what they know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anon_water@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) Let me clarify what I meant. I am saying that we pay for the OS which includes applications on both Mac and Windows. Only Mac gives us a free suite of office applications. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aatube@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ah, I get it now. But you can pirate Windows for the exact same reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anon_water@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago True permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aatube@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ah, I get it now. But you can pirate Windows for the exact same reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anon_water@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago True permalink fedilink source parent