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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org -3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (3 children)

Full access to notepad? So what, I need to pay to be able to toggle text wrapping or look at the about menu? It's fucking notepad.

EDIT: I didnt expect so many downvotes taking sides with MS

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago

It’s for the “AI” no one was asking for in the first place

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

You obviously didn't read the article, but that's OK it's a trash article anyway. Which is already indicated by the headline, since Notepad was never free, it's just included with Windows.
But your comment is disconnected from what this is really about, which essentially boils down to nothing.
Since what you are supposed to pay for is new AI features. Otherwise you can use Notepad as usual.

[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io -1 points 14 hours ago

hahahahahaha, they're gonna charge admission to a dead end next. ta-da!!!!