MS Paint is here to stay • Hacker News Board

Re: MS Paint is here to stay

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Post by robmiller » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 5:52 AM UTC

peterburkimsher wrote: post #7

foxfired wrote: post #2

> The original art app isn’t going anywhere – except to the Windows Store for free! Does it mean that from now on we would have to download it?

I think so. That also means that for shared or strictly managed computers, it won't be installed or installable. No more screenshots on the hospital PC, then.

Press PrtScn for desktop, Alt+PrtScn for active window

Re: MS Paint is here to stay

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Post by sliken » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 5:53 AM UTC

opdahl wrote: post #11

What is, and has been great about MS Paint is that no matter what Windows machine I have been on, I know that I have had it available. No matter if it's my old grandma's computer, if I have needed to quickly do something simple with an image, MS Paint has always been there for me. Now that will no longer be the case. If I have to download and install it on the computer before I use it, then what is the point? It will…

Thus yet reason for windows users to do Google searches and follow the instructions for what they find. Which if it's malware will be "download and run ...."

Re: MS Paint is here to stay

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Post by eco » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 5:53 AM UTC

And here I was defending Microsoft in the other thread... This is much worse (for all the reasons people have already listed) than deprecating and eventually removing it which is what the original article implied was happening.

Re: MS Paint is here to stay

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Post by juststeve » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 5:53 AM UTC

Waterluvian wrote: post #3

One more thing pushing me to interface with an online store. One less reason for picking Windows for my "toolbench" computer. The paranoid in me is expecting there to be a catch to this new paint application. Ads? DLC?

i'm guessing there will be a new EULA to accept prior to downloading it from the store.

Re: MS Paint is here to stay

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Post by opdahl » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 5:53 AM UTC

ryan-allen wrote: post #18

opdahl wrote: post #11

What is, and has been great about MS Paint is that no matter what Windows machine I have been on, I know that I have had it available. No matter if it's my old grandma's computer, if I have needed to quickly do something simple with an image, MS Paint has always been there for me. Now that will no longer be the case. If I have to download and install it on the computer before I use it, then what is the point? It will…

Sure, if you want an adware addled version from one of the nefarious software downloads sites. Windows store is pretty simple, I'll just go there.

I mean something like [1]. That was literally the first result when I googled for mspaint online. I agree that if you are already downloading something you might as well download the real version from the Windows Store.

[1]: http://www.jswidget.com/index-ipaint.html

Re: MS Paint is here to stay

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Post by otempomores » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 5:54 AM UTC

ryan-allen wrote: post #18

opdahl wrote: post #11

What is, and has been great about MS Paint is that no matter what Windows machine I have been on, I know that I have had it available. No matter if it's my old grandma's computer, if I have needed to quickly do something simple with an image, MS Paint has always been there for me. Now that will no longer be the case. If I have to download and install it on the computer before I use it, then what is the point? It will…

Sure, if you want an adware addled version from one of the nefarious software downloads sites. Windows store is pretty simple, I'll just go there.

Thats nice for you. Ever been to a sit where the store and the inet are no option? What then?

Re: MS Paint is here to stay

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Post by wvenable » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 5:54 AM UTC

opdahl wrote: post #11

What is, and has been great about MS Paint is that no matter what Windows machine I have been on, I know that I have had it available. No matter if it's my old grandma's computer, if I have needed to quickly do something simple with an image, MS Paint has always been there for me. Now that will no longer be the case. If I have to download and install it on the computer before I use it, then what is the point? It will…

I think it's a good thing that Microsoft is reducing the size of their base OS and decoupling many of the apps from the Windows release cycle.

It definitely does, however, feel like the end of a era.

Re: MS Paint is here to stay

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Post by mrkrabo » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 5:56 AM UTC

Jaruzel wrote: post #19

landr0id wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Snipping tool doesn't exist on hospital PCs?

Centralised Group Policy Objects (GPOs) on the Windows Domain, can block any EXE that's on the machine, or a customised deployment image of Windows 10 can even be configured to not installed any of the built in applications. So yes, no snipping tool on a deployed installation of Windows 10 is a real scenario. Also, GPOs can (and do) disable the Windows Store. So moving MSPaint to the Windows Store does not make as av…

If no Snipping Tool because of GPO is a real scenario, no Paint because of GPO is a real scenario too

Re: MS Paint is here to stay

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Post by mrkrabo » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 5:57 AM UTC

nindalf wrote: post #16

gchokov wrote: post #9

Microsoft doesn't have any taste. No, it's should not be on the store. Tasteless company..

Your comment is vague and unconstructive. I'd ask you to substantiate your claim, but its not even clear what that claim is.

"Having taste" is not a fact, but an opinion, so of course he can't "substantiate it"

Re: MS Paint is here to stay

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Post by Schlaefer » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 5:57 AM UTC

opdahl wrote: post #11

What is, and has been great about MS Paint is that no matter what Windows machine I have been on, I know that I have had it available. No matter if it's my old grandma's computer, if I have needed to quickly do something simple with an image, MS Paint has always been there for me. Now that will no longer be the case. If I have to download and install it on the computer before I use it, then what is the point? It will…

There will still be a Paint on every Windows machine, it's just Paint 3D instead of MS Paint from now on. And yes, Paint 3D allows to manipulate 2D images as MS Paint did.