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From: Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>
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Subject: Re: Microsoft notepad.exe paywall
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:56:59 +0000
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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.