News Microsoft will axe the Paint 3D app soon — will be removed from the Microsoft Store in November, cementing classic Windows Paint's revival

[Admin]

Microsoft will discontinue updates for Paint 3D and remove it from the Store starting November 2024.

Microsoft will axe the Paint 3D app soon — will be removed from the Microsoft Store in November, cementing classic Windows Paint's revival : Read more

 

[Rabohinf]

"Hi, we're from Microsoft and we make poor decisions. Lots of them."

 

[ezst036]

This is not a bad decision. Supporting two applications of generally the same type was a bad choice. Since Paint has inherited many of the new features, Paint 3d had no reason to exist. Has no reason to exist.

Any remaining features from Paint 3d can be assumed by Paint. Easy peasy.

 

[MacZ24]

Moats are great for investors, as they defend the value of the company. But it removes a very important market signal for said company.

Now Microsoft doesn't seem to understand what is an operating system anymore because it has so many clients and so many use cases, and the people using Windows can't jump overboard easily. Thet have no clue if what they are doing is right or wrong, useful or useless.

They just add stuff, especially of the latest trend/fad (be it tiles, 3d or lately AI) and copy whatever they think will sell (mobile phones, Apple...). Or course, since a large part of its users are not very bright and can't be trusted, all this software is half assed and become rapidly useless (because those who really need it will invest in non-half assed, pro or semi-pro versions).

So I expect the slow degradation of Windows to continue unabatted.

Paint 3D is just another mark on the way to complete crappitude.

 

[Rabohinf]

This is not a bad decision. Supporting two applications of generally the same type was a bad choice. Since Paint has inherited many of the new features, Paint 3d had no reason to exist. Has no reason to exist.

Any remaining features from Paint 3d can be assumed by Paint. Easy peasy.

Introducing 3D, rather than upgrading and updating Paint, was the bad decision I referred to. Bad decisions at Microsoft did not begin or end there.

 

[JRStern]

3D has always had a truly poor interface, IMHO and very skimpy on features.
So hey, just as soon as I can manage Windows 11, what a treat the new Paint should be.

 

[ThomasKinsley]

I tried to like it when it first came out. The controls were clunky and movement imprecise. Glad to see Microsoft deprecate the right Paint this time.

 

[TheOtherOne]

Has no one heard of PaintDotNet? 🤔

https://www.getpaint.net

 

[NinoPino]

Has no one heard of PaintDotNet? 🤔

https://www.getpaint.net

Nice software but ugly name.

 

[USAFRet]

Has no one heard of PaintDotNet? 🤔

https://www.getpaint.net

It is my second most used graphics application, after Paintshop Pro.

 

[Rabohinf]

Has no one heard of PaintDotNet? 🤔

https://www.getpaint.net

Been a user since 2006.