Microsoft (NASDAQ:$MSFT) has announced that the upcoming Windows 10 update, called the Autumn (Fall) Creators Update, will not include the iconic Paint application. That’s right, Microsoft is getting rid of Paint after more than three decades.
The Washington-based company released a list to the public which showed that Paint has been labeled as “deprecated”, which means that it could be removed when the Windows 10 update is released later in 2017.
First released in November of 1985, Paint has been a staple of the Windows operating system for 32 years, and it was one of the first graphics editors used by many. In 2016, Microsoft released Paint 3D, a new version of the legendary software. It is much more advanced than the original, and it allows users to create 3D images.
Many were shocked to hear the news as the application holds a certain nostalgia with Windows users. Some even took to Twitter to express their disappointment and called it the “end of their childhood.” As of last year, according to Microsoft, Paint was still used by 100 million people a month.
Other features that will be removed from the next Windows 10 update include the following: Outlook Express, Reader app and Reading list, which the company said will be integrated into its Edge browser.
As of right now, the Windows 10 update does not have a release date, and it’s not 100% confirmed that Paint will be removed.
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