Re: Microsoft just put this controversial Notepad feature behind a paywall

On Feb 18, 2025 at 9:17:46 PM EST, "Joel" <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:

Tyrone <none@none.none> wrote:
 

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-just-put-this-controversial-notepad-feature-behind-a-paywall
 
 
You have to be kidding me.  This is what dumbasses running Win11 are
paying good money to obtain?  And Linux is *free*?  How is that
reality, where the free product is the only one worth using?  What era
is this, FFS?  Fuck M$ and Apple too, their hardware is overpriced but
required to use their OS.  Linux is the only option, for someone with
sanity.

 
Lighten up, Francis.
 
Did you even read the article? Notepad is still free.  If you want to use the
alleged "AI" features, then you need to have a Microsoft 365 subscription.
 
I don't have one and never will.  I paid $18 of "good money" for Windows 11
Arm Pro. I run it (on the rare occasions I want to run Windows 11) in a VMWare
Fusion VM on this Mac.  VMWare is also free.
 
Besides, the free Notepad++ is way better than Windows Notepad any day.

 
 
Running Windows in a VM is one thing, I'm using Wine as I type this to
run Forte Agent as my preferred NNTP client, under Linux, but putting
Win11 on bare metal just makes no sense, unless you have very recent
hardware.  M$ is not supporting stuff for long, even Win10
realistically requires a certain threshold to perform well, and 11 is
just insane.  And Apple is a money pit.  Linux is the only option.

Linux is AN option.   Certainly not the best for most users. 

Apple only seems like a "money pit" when you are young and broke.  When you
grow up and start making real money, Apple is just fine.

I know because I once was young and broke. Now I am older, wiser and have
money.