Re: Microsoft notepad.exe paywall

From	D <nospam@example.net>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: Microsoft notepad.exe paywall
Date	2025-02-26 23:05 +0100
Organization	i2pn2 (i2pn.org)
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On Wed, 26 Feb 2025, Richmond wrote:

> D <nospam@example.net> writes:
>
>> On Wed, 26 Feb 2025, Richmond wrote:
>>
>>> D <nospam@example.net> writes:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 25 Feb 2025, D wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:51:19 -0000 (UTC), Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> wrote:
>>>>>> After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to
>>>>>> Notepad
>>>>>> =====================================================================
>>>>>
>>>>> for text editing, these freewares work superbly:
>>>>>
>>>>> libre office https://libreoffice.org notetab lite
>>>>> https://notetab.com/notetab-light ted notepad
>>>>> https://jsimlo.sk/notepad
>>>>>
>>>
>>> Emacs can be run on Windows too.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ahhh... wonderful news! Microsoft becoming more and more irrelevant
>>>> for the desktop every year.
>>>>
>>>> I'm convinced they will eventually make windows free with
>>>> surveillance, since no one will want to pay for the crap eventually.
>>>>
>>>> With android, chromebooks, linux, ipads, mac os there's plenty of way
>>>> better options out there. I feel as if Microsoft, due to its cloud
>>>> focus, is slowly losing their grip on the desktop market! =D
>>>
>>> I don't feel confident that Google doesn't spy on me, or that it is not
>>> cloud focused.
>>>
>>
>> Google? The only time I use google is on behalf of one of my
>> customers, so if they want google to spy on them and their IP, by all
>> means!
>>
>> Personally, and in my own company, not a google or microsoft product
>> as far as the eye can see! =D
>
> You listed Chromebooks and Android, now you are saying "Google?".
>
> Chromebooks are very cloud focused I think.

I think they can be degoogled, just like android.

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Microsoft notepad.exe paywall Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> - 2025-02-25 16:51 +0000
  Re: Microsoft notepad.exe paywall D <noreply@mixmin.net> - 2025-02-25 17:25 +0000
    Re: Microsoft notepad.exe paywall D <nospam@example.net> - 2025-02-25 23:17 +0100
      Re: Microsoft notepad.exe paywall Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2025-02-26 11:56 +0000
        Re: Microsoft notepad.exe paywall D <nospam@example.net> - 2025-02-26 13:17 +0100
          Re: Microsoft notepad.exe paywall Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2025-02-26 12:28 +0000
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