CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.netM to Enshitification@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 days ago

After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad

www.tweaktown.com

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After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad

www.tweaktown.com

CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.netM to Enshitification@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 days ago

cross-posted to:
technology@lemmy.world

If you want full access to Notepad, Microsoft now requires users to pay, with the new changes to 40-year-old software adopting the 'freemium' model.

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Of all Microsoft products, notepad was the one I trusted the most. Now this!

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