Time and tide wait for no man, and so does the strong progress of technology. As Microsoft re-invents itself, the era of its iconic Paint program that helped spark our creativity when we were kids, appears to be coming to an end with the upcoming release of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
Microsoft Paint has been a staple of the Windows operating system for 32 years and has been installed with every version since 1985. The tool lets users easily copy and paste, crop and colour images, or simply doodle and create drawings.
Microsoft Paint has come a long way. With Paint 3D, it's easy to create in the third dimension. See how: https://t.co/hNhuYCF2iK #Windows10 pic.twitter.com/O6992ZtqoH
— Windows (@Windows) July 19, 2017
The image-editing application is officially being classified by Microsoft as a “deprecated feature” in a list of apps and features that may be removed from the software, meaning the app is “not in active development and might be removed in future releases” come this fall (we’re two months away!). Depreciated programs include Outlook Express, Reader app and Reading list.
It’s not entirely a surprising move though, given that it would be Microsoft’s next logical step to put its efforts toward Paint 3D, the overhauled version of the original Paint that the company introduced in the Windows 10 Creators Update earlier this year.
Oi @Microsoft! #paint pic.twitter.com/XSmeLn2V5n
— MARKREEL (@markreel) July 24, 2017
The new program is installed alongside traditional Paint and features 3D image making tools as well as some basic 2D image editing. But it is not an update to original Paint and doesn’t behave like it.
Still, it does mark an end of the road for the classic image-editing app. So later this year, when you update your computer to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, don’t forget to pour one out for Paint.
[Source]
