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   Salvador Mirzo to nospam@example.net   
   Re: Microsoft notepad.exe paywall   
   26 Feb 25 21:17:39   
   
   From: smirzo@example.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   
      
   [...]   
      
   > 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   
      
   It does feel that way.   
      
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