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minus-squareLinkOpensChest.wavlinkfedilinkEnglish61•2 years ago the Windows Store won’t work until you do So just never do it. Noted.
minus-squareAndilinkfedilinkEnglish19•2 years agoRemember some ‘core’ apps, such as Paint and Calculator are delivered via the Store now too - so they’ll also be missing.
minus-squareBarbecueCowboylinkfedilink11•2 years agoI can’t find a scenario where paint.net doesn’t come out on top when compared to the version of paint that ships with Windows and it’s free.
minus-squareRheingoldRiverlinkfedilink1•2 years agopaint opens a bit faster, and often I want to just draw some stupid rectangles with 5 words and 4 arrows real quick and screenshot it and say “look here’s the mock-up”
minus-squareLinkOpensChest.wavlinkfedilinkEnglish22•2 years agoGood. Those are easily replaced by FOSS alternatives.
So just never do it. Noted.
Remember some ‘core’ apps, such as Paint and Calculator are delivered via the Store now too - so they’ll also be missing.
I’ll just pirate a version of paint
I can’t find a scenario where paint.net doesn’t come out on top when compared to the version of paint that ships with Windows and it’s free.
paint opens a bit faster, and often I want to just draw some stupid rectangles with 5 words and 4 arrows real quick and screenshot it and say “look here’s the mock-up”
Good. Those are easily replaced by FOSS alternatives.