cm0002@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 2 years agoAfter 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepadwww.tweaktown.comexternal-linkmessage-square95linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAfter 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepadwww.tweaktown.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square95linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareCyborganism@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoWhy the hell would I need cloud AI functionality to edit basic txt files???
minus-squarebizarroland@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoAssholes and idiots, aka Microsoft’s core consumers
minus-squaremasterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoIf you don’t have a computer that can run a local AI model and want to use any of their text editing features?
minus-squareCyborganism@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoGlad I switched to 100% Linux. I’m using Vim now. LoL
minus-squaremasterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoWho cares? I use VSCodium. It’s like VIm but doesn’t limit itself to interfaces you can express via the command line.
minus-squareleftzero@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoWhy would anyone want those features in fucking notepad of all places? They’re absolutely useless when editing .txt, .ini, .bat, or .cmd files, which is what notepad is for. Put them into Word, if you want that crap!
minus-squaremsage@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoVCs put a lot of money into AI, and they won’t hesitate to kill you to make sure they get their money back.
Why the hell would I need cloud AI functionality to edit basic txt files???
Assholes and idiots, aka Microsoft’s core consumers
If you don’t have a computer that can run a local AI model and want to use any of their text editing features?
Glad I switched to 100% Linux.
I’m using Vim now. LoL
Who cares? I use VSCodium. It’s like VIm but doesn’t limit itself to interfaces you can express via the command line.
Why would anyone want those features in fucking notepad of all places?
They’re absolutely useless when editing .txt, .ini, .bat, or .cmd files, which is what notepad is for.
Put them into Word, if you want that crap!
VCs put a lot of money into AI, and they won’t hesitate to kill you to make sure they get their money back.