After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad
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isn't the paywall for notepad buying windows and a computer?
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Fucking click bait garbage article, but thankfully the article has a tldr that basically contradicts the headline
TL;DR: Microsoft has introduced a paywall for Notepad, requiring a Microsoft 365 subscription to access new features like the AI-powered Rewrite tool.
Better headline: Microsoft forces you to pay to suffer through using their AI tool that no one asked for, application otherwise unchanged.
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Eh. They shared those features to Notepad, so I would agree that they're a part of it.
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Kate isn't a part of the OS, though... the text editor that is a part of the OS is called "vi".
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Add it to OneNote then?
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If they made it more useful, people would use it. Making support for modern formats, maybe even Markdown could have been added and it would already be 5x more useful.
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Can't wait for them to remove Calculator, since you can ask AI to calculate stuff, you know.
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I dint think it's ragebait/clickbait. I think it's really problematic that just a simple text editor get this bad by enshittification.
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Freemium dark patterns are also enshittification. It's slight clickbait/ragebait, but not far off.
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If you must use windows, Notepad++ is the way to go.
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It should be noted that you can still use Notepad without a Microsoft account, and users can go as far as removing the Rewrite icon completely from Notepad. Despite the ability to still use the software without an account, Microsoft has received some criticism for implementing what is most definitely a paywall/advertisement for a built-in piece of Windows software.
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Just use ‘ed’ of you’re feeling so fancy
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This seems like something that should be kept local. What's the point of all these NPUs otherwise
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VSCode is better than np++ in every way
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Startup time. RAM consumption. Privacy.
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They achtually said UX which is User Experience.
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I guess you're doing it wrong then? Stop parroting memes
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vscodium fixes the privacy anyway. It’s always open so startup times are no issue for me.
I still prefer to keep a stripped down, basic text editor though. Ah well, I’m not on windows so no big deal.
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Gotta squeeze every single cent from every single opportunity, otherwise line might not go up indefinitely.
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Me too! So much so that I have sworn to name my first secretary Kate.
