In this video I discuss how Microsoft is killing off wordpad to try and force people into buying Microsoft office in order to edit documents on windows. Don't do this, install libreoffice writer inst...
Wordpad was the step between notepad and paid Word. When I used Windows, I would use wordpad because it was free and had more features than notepad. But since I switched to Linux and there is Google Docs, I have had no need for any of them.
And there are other better free options now. I will not miss Wordpad.
LibreOffice is a breath of fresh air. Watching things go more cloud-based and/or using the gross “SAAS” model, it’s really nice to have software that does everything I need it to do without all the bullshit.
I was told I needed Microsoft Office when I was in college for my masters. I bought it but never used it, because LibreOffice just worked better.
Wordpad was the step between notepad and paid Word. When I used Windows, I would use wordpad because it was free and had more features than notepad. But since I switched to Linux and there is Google Docs, I have had no need for any of them.
And there are other better free options now. I will not miss Wordpad.
True, nowadays there are better options out there like libreoffice and probably other foss projects out there
LibreOffice is a breath of fresh air. Watching things go more cloud-based and/or using the gross “SAAS” model, it’s really nice to have software that does everything I need it to do without all the bullshit.
I was told I needed Microsoft Office when I was in college for my masters. I bought it but never used it, because LibreOffice just worked better.