[Informatics] Microsoft Paint is being removed from Windows

Mark mark at vceit.com
Tue Jul 25 13:36:37 AEST 2017


Too poor to buy Photoshop?

(As a mark of respect for Paint, this reply has been typeset in Comic Sans.)

On 25 July 2017 at 13:05, ken price <kenjprice at gmail.com> wrote:

> On the other hand, some artists have actually used MS Paint.
>
> It's not clear why. Suffering for their art, perhaps.
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-
> monday-edition-1.4218913/pixel-by-pixel-ms-paint-
> artist-mourns-his-medium-as-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-1.4218919
>
>
> https://www.businessinsider.com.au/ms-paint-artworks-2014-
> 7?r=US&IR=T#boston-based-artist-patrick-hines-has-
> created-some-amazing-images-using-ms-paint-this-photo-is-
> an-ode-to-a-scene-from-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hollows-1
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:
>
>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-25/death-of-microsoft-pai
>> nt-shocks-windows-users-everywhere/8740476
>>
>> *Microsoft has announced veteran graphics program Paint will be retired
>> after 32 years as a default part of Windows, dismaying users.*
>>
>> Counselling will be available to people affected by this issue.
>>
>>
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