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Enshittification

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The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

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After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad (www.tweaktown.com)

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It boggles the mind the things MS does to their OS without any apparent shame.

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[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Linux baby

[–] jared@mander.xyz 9 points 2 days ago

Feels good

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

That just raises the next question of which text editor to use

[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

EMACS, EMACS, EMACS!

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

Text editor, not OS!

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just use your DE's default default. Like Kate in KDE.

NotepadQQ if you like Notepad++

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I was expecting an eMacs vs vi flame war but somehow you’ve managed to piss off both camps by using a GUI. Well done.

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[–] rollerbang@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Nano or vi or pico or whatever floats your boat 😈

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[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

At this point anyone that voluntary uses windows is just braindead. I love Linux but if you don't wanna use that then even Mac is better than that... For now

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Did you mean to suggest that Mac is better than Linux? In what way?

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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago

Next step: add IA to minesweeper and solitaire under a paywall

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

LOL that's like peak enshittification right there.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's the AI features.

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[–] LemUrun@pawb.social 8 points 2 days ago

Fuck Microsoft. Why bringing Notepad to Microsoft 365 service in the first place? OneNote isn't good?

[–] yagurlreese@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

who asked for this, I get the article sucks. but like.... it's just supposed to be a simple text editor and I think I'm right to worry about what will happen to the features that don't make the money. the people saying.. just don't pay for it if you don't wanna use it.. didn't change the fact that this is just additional bloat added to something that doesn't even need it....

they literally already have vscode, which is fantastic.. why not just push that a little harder and add features like these over there and not into flipping notepad xD

the tabbing functionality is a godsend and requested. this just feels weird imo

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