It was absolutely sold as a replacement. And it's gone now because literally nobody wanted it, used it, or understood why it existed. Sure, you could still find the old Paint in a disused lavatory behind a locked door with a sign "beware of the leopard". It wasn't even installed by default, unlike the 3D version, or do I recall incorrectly? Even MS isn't so stupid as to ship two separate accessories both called "Paint" in the same OS by default!

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wlesieutre 4 hours ago | parent [-]

And a weird obsession with making it impossible to customize the sidebar in Explorer, so there was a “3D Objects” folder stuck there permanently unless you’re the kind of user who doesn’t mind a trip to the registry editor.

What percent of users ever found that useful? I think I’m being generous to guess one in ten thousand.

Absolutely braindead management running Windows development.

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/remove-3d-objects-folder-wino...

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Barbing 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> one in ten thousand.

For their default file explorer experience, the prominent fourth option right in the sidebar. Oh my gosh, that is hilarious. Did someone think it made the computer look advanced (or did they want you to buy apps to uh make 3D stuff from them)?

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Sharlin 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah, the "3D Objects" thing is just surreal. You can't make this stuff up.

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robotnikman 2 hours ago | parent [-]

It was a relic from a time when it looked like 3D printing was going to be the next big thing.

	▲	pbhjpbhj 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Agreed, it looked like VR was going to be big, MS & Meta were pushing it hard.