From: dnomhcir@gmx.com   
      
   D  writes:   
      
   > On Tue, 25 Feb 2025, D wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:51:19 -0000 (UTC), Ben Collver  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.   
      
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