They could have just renamed it. Wordpad’s Win3.11 predecessor was called “Write”, for example, so that name could have been revived.
For a long time, write.exe still existed and all it did was launch Wordpad, so they’d only have to reverse that.
They could also have chosen another name entirely. Or, since they’ve recently added a bunch of unnecessary crap to Notepad, they might as well have merged the two.
I never said confusion, nor did I say it had anything to do with the name. WordPad development takes time and money with minimal return. It also provides a very minimal subset of the capabilities of Word. People expecting Word capabilities are frustrated by the limitations of WordPad, and are actually happier being told it’s simply not available without additional purchase.
They could have just renamed it. Wordpad’s Win3.11 predecessor was called “Write”, for example, so that name could have been revived.
For a long time, write.exe still existed and all it did was launch Wordpad, so they’d only have to reverse that.
They could also have chosen another name entirely. Or, since they’ve recently added a bunch of unnecessary crap to Notepad, they might as well have merged the two.
“Confusion” is merely an excuse.
I never said confusion, nor did I say it had anything to do with the name. WordPad development takes time and money with minimal return. It also provides a very minimal subset of the capabilities of Word. People expecting Word capabilities are frustrated by the limitations of WordPad, and are actually happier being told it’s simply not available without additional purchase.