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After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad (www.tweaktown.com)
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[–] illi@lemm.ee 20 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The age of Notepad having a paywall has arrived, with the simple writing software now prompting users to sign into a Microsoft account to access new tools such as Rewrite, a new feature that uses artificial intelligence to rewrite highlighted text.

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.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 32 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

So notepad isn't behind a paywall, AI features nobody was asking for is behind a paywall, and this headline is bullshit.

That's my takeaway.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 8 hours ago

Eh. They shared those features to Notepad, so I would agree that they're a part of it.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 5 points 14 hours ago

That's my understanding, yes