Microsoft on July 24 announced that it will stop actively developing the iconic Paint program and shifts its focus on software for 3D-drawing it unveiled last year, leaving many Microsoft users disappointed.
MS Paint was first introduced in 1985 with the very first version of Windows 1.0 and became a core part of the operating system. After three decades, when Microsoft is slated to release its Windows 10 Fall Creators Update later this year, the application along with others has been listed out as “removed and deprecated” in the update.
However, that’s not the case. In a recent blogpost Microsoft clarified that MS Paint is nowhere to go and is “here to stay”.
The company said, “MS Paint is here to stay, it will have just a new home soon, in the Windows Store where it will be available for free.”
Additionally, the firm confirmed that the Paint 3D – the new app for creativity will be available for free with the Windows 10 Creator Update, and will continue to get feature updates. “In addition to the new 3D capabilities, many of the MS Paint features people know and love like photo editing, line and curve tools, and 2D creation are in Paint 3D,” the blog reads.
