Microsoft is killing the Windows Paint 3D app after 8 years
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I work in a medical practice as a receptionist/guy-who-knows-IT-stuff and the system is locked down pretty hard by the sysadmin (for good reasons).
Sometimes I need to crop a photo, or a how-to screenshot for our wiki, or circle something in red on a screenshot etc. MS Paint is what we got, and it works fine for small jobs like that.
I'd be sad to see it go for that reason.
I have a sneakernet connection to a isolated linux box with GIMP and Inkscape on it, but MS Paint often fulfills 95% of requirements with less overhead.
It looks like you’re using regular MS Paint which will almost certainly be around till the end of Windows.
But don’t feel too bad. Creating confusing product names is the things Microsoft has always been the best at.
> If you remove the app, you can reinstall it from the Microsoft Store until November 4, 2024. After that date, Paint 3D will no longer be available for download
It would be a shame to lose it, I'm sure some people use it.
Krita and Gimp are nice, so is Inkscape. Pinta on linux desktop for the MSPaint but better experience.
Things like Adobe Photoshop charge monthly subscription fees then charge you to CANCEL your subscription.
Weighing it out, Windows is spyware. Funny it advises people to switch back to 'Paint' - Thanks, ol reliable since '98?
They are also one of the top contributors to the Linux kernel.
I don't know of anyone who uses VS Code without extensions, and some of those produced by Microsoft are closed source. Can you really do meaningful Python work in VS Code without the Python extension, for example?