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Windows will no longer have an integrated basic rich-text-based word app.

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wordpad always seemed like an annoying and unnecessary half-step between notepad and word to me.

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was very niche, but it’s great for viewing docs or other light work on a system you don’t want to install a whole office suite onto.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can still do that but it’s through word webview. Some people won’t like that option.

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't want to install "word webview" on a server in order to look at a large log file or peruse some XML.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You don’t, it’s a browser. You shouldn’t be doing anything interacting from a server anyways.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Word is now so bloated that I fear using it. It's nice to have Wordpad.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

As if Clippy wasn't doing that 25 years ago.