Microsoft's next Windows 10 update, will have a variety of new features. But one that won't be carried along is Microsoft Paint...or so we thought.
One of the most common applications that people have came to love is Paint, originally released with Windows 1.0 in 1985.
Microsoft announced that, alongside Outlook Express, Reader app and Reading list, Microsoft Paint has been signalled for death having been added to the "features that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update" list.
After an outcry from longtime digital artists, Microsoft had a change of heart, and said that they are no longer going to discontinue the classic program.
"MS Paint is not going away," a Microsoft spokesperson, said in an email. "In addition to the new 3D capabilities, many of the MS Paint features people know and love like photo editing and 2D creation are in Paint 3D-the new app for creativity, available for free with the Windows 10 Creators Update. In the future, we will offer MS Paint in the Windows Store also for free and continue to provide new updates and experiences to Paint 3D so people have the best creative tools all in one place."
The outcry came after word spread Monday that Microsoft planned to push Paint out of its software picture, putting it on the list of "deprecated" features that would be included in the company's Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, set to be released this fall.
The announcement led to numerous tweets from longtime users who took to the program to paint exactly how they were feeling. The hashtag "RIPMSPaint" was also trending throughout the day.
Tuesday evening, Microsoft published a blog post clarifying their plans for Paint.
"Today, we've seen an incredible outpouring of support and nostalgia around MS Paint," Microsoft said in its blog post. "If there is anything we learned, it's that after 32 years, MS Paint has a lot of fans. It's been amazing to see so much love for out trusty old app."
So what started as a horrible day, turned into a revelation of keeping the 32 year old Paint application. I think it will be a long time before Microsoft thinks of trying to get rid of Paint application again.
