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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad

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After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

If you want full access to Notepad, Microsoft now requires users to pay, with the new changes to 40-year-old software adopting the 'freemium' model.

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And you get the privilege of making that one-time $2000 purchase every 2-3 years when Apple eventually nerfs their hardware with bad firmware updates
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    This is the most famous example, but it’s for phones rather than desktops.
    
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