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| Microsoft signals end of Paint program | Microsoft signals end of Paint program |
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| Microsoft's graphics program Paint has been included in a list of Windows 10 features that will be either removed or no longer developed. | Microsoft's graphics program Paint has been included in a list of Windows 10 features that will be either removed or no longer developed. |
| Paint has been part of the Windows operating system since its release in 1985 and is known for its simplicity and basic artistic results. | Paint has been part of the Windows operating system since its release in 1985 and is known for its simplicity and basic artistic results. |
| Paint's successor, Paint 3D, will still be available. | Paint's successor, Paint 3D, will still be available. |
| The list was issued as part of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, which rolls out in the autumn. | The list was issued as part of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, which rolls out in the autumn. |
| Microsoft says that features on the list will be either removed from Windows 10 or "not in active development and might be removed in future releases". | Microsoft says that features on the list will be either removed from Windows 10 or "not in active development and might be removed in future releases". |
| Other features facing the axe include the Outlook Express email client, which is replaced with the built-in Mail app, and the Reader app, which will be integrated into Microsoft Edge. | Other features facing the axe include the Outlook Express email client, which is replaced with the built-in Mail app, and the Reader app, which will be integrated into Microsoft Edge. |
| The BBC has contacted Microsoft for comment. | The BBC has contacted Microsoft for comment. |
| RIP Paint | RIP Paint |
| People have expressed disappointment at the news on social media, with many tweeting "RIP" messages. | People have expressed disappointment at the news on social media, with many tweeting "RIP" messages. |
| Welsh YouTuber Chaotic described Paint as "the greatest thing to have ever existed" - perhaps with tongue in cheek. | Welsh YouTuber Chaotic described Paint as "the greatest thing to have ever existed" - perhaps with tongue in cheek. |
| The artist known as Jim'll Paint It uses the program to create artwork on outlandish themes, commissioned by strangers. He has nearly 700,000 followers on Facebook. | The artist known as Jim'll Paint It uses the program to create artwork on outlandish themes, commissioned by strangers. He has nearly 700,000 followers on Facebook. |
| "Paint hasn't been all that since they messed about with it anyway. I'm running XP on a virtual machine because it's the best one," he tweeted. | "Paint hasn't been all that since they messed about with it anyway. I'm running XP on a virtual machine because it's the best one," he tweeted. |
| "They should just release the source and make it public domain," tweeted games developer Mike Dailly, creator of Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto. | "They should just release the source and make it public domain," tweeted games developer Mike Dailly, creator of Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto. |
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