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Microsoft is killing WordPad in Windows after 28 years
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this post was submitted on 02 Sep 2023
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I disagree. I don't think a rich text editor should be part of the OS as it's not there to operate the computer. An OS should be the tools to run applications and manage your computer. There are a bunch of apps which are so small that it makes sense to include them - like a calculator and text editor, but everything else should be optional.
There should be an OS out there for you which doesn't come with a rich text editor. [If there is ever a time to mention GNU+Linux in a MS thread then now is that time.] For most people however, not including it is a needless barrier to entry.