alt Hacker NewsThat's a patently absurd reason (although I could totally see it). They could have just renamed it rather than destroy the value proposition of Notepad.
That's a patently absurd reason (although I could totally see it). They could have just renamed it rather than destroy the value proposition of Notepad.
True. Though some of that destruction to Notepad isn't just the loss of Wordpad's fault but Microsoft's problems with Notepad++ eating its brand for too many years and making too many "must install" lists.
I'm not entirely sure how Copilot integration helps them beat Notepad++, but I suppose that's why I'm not a PM.