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Enshittification@lemmy.world · 2 days 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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Enshittification@lemmy.world · 2 days 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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But the prompt to sign in is the default.

The only way to get rid of it is through Settings.

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