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After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad (www.tweaktown.com)
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[–] MarkalAlvarez@lemmy.world 28 points 6 hours ago

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.