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1995 - 2024
WordPad
“WordPad occupied the space between plain-text editing and a full office word processor.”
- Birth year
- 1995
- Shutdown year
- 2024
- Lifespan
- 29 years
- Peak era
- Company
- Microsoft
- Category
- Software
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What Was It?
WordPad occupied the space between plain-text editing and a full office word processor. It could handle a modest formatted document without asking the user to open a large suite.
Its removal from newer Windows versions made the longevity of that quiet, familiar middle ground newly visible.
The Story
- 1995 The product era documented here begins in 1995. WordPad occupied the space between plain-text editing and a full office word processor.
- 2024 Microsoft removed WordPad from newer Windows releases beginning in 2024; earlier systems can still contain it.
How It Died
Microsoft removed WordPad from newer Windows releases beginning in 2024; earlier systems can still contain it.
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