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Re:Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years by imaginenore on Monday July 24, 2017 @03:09PM (#14841632)
> Paint just works

That's an exaggeration. It's very limited. There are much more capable free image editors:

* Photo Pos Pro

* Krita

* GIMP or CinePaint

There are also many simple Paint-like options:

* Pinta

* Pixelitor

* PaintStar

* PhotoScape

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Re:Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years by freehunter on Monday July 24, 2017 @04:41PM (#14842472)
In this case, "more capable" is an anti-feature. Paint "just works" because it's so damn simple and easy. And with the added benefit that it comes pre-installed, so you don't need to comparison shop between four other tools to see if you like them or not.
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Re:Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years by vacri on Monday July 24, 2017 @05:58PM (#14843107)
GIMP is the only one I'm familiar with, and it doesn't "just work". There is a definite and steep learning curve, including why you can't 'just save an image' like you save any other document.
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