Microsoft has announced veteran graphics program Paint will be retired after 32 years as a default part of Windows, dismaying users. Paint was introduced with the first version of the Windows ...

MS Paint was first introduced in 1988 with the very first version of Windows 1.0 and became a core part of the operating system.

Update (7/24): Microsoft has clarified their stance on the apparently secretly-loved-by-the-masses Paint app. Yes, Paint will be eventually removed from the core group of bundled Windows applications, ...

Microsoft defines "deprecated" as "might be removed from future releases" -- not exactly surprising considering that the company demoted the app when it released 3D Paint in the Windows 10 ...