A version of the popular image editor Paint.net was recently released to the Windows Store as a Universal Windows Platform app.
We should get used to seeing Windows programs uploaded to the Windows Store as apps, due to the tools Microsoft has made available, such as the Desktop Bridge converter, which help developers port their programs to the Store with minimal effort.
The converter does the hard work, and developers can add specific UWP features or change some of the converted code. This makes the development process less time-consuming and, in the best case, completely automated.
Now on to Paint: it was a popular image editor for Windows that Microsoft made available for free and came pre-installed with every version of Windows.
However, the Store version (Paint.NET), although it appears to support all the functionality of the corresponding Win32 application, is not available for free.
The Windows Store version of Paint.NET will normally cost $8.99, but it currently comes with an introductory price of $5.99.
According to the description in the application, Windows users who purchase the application support its further development.
If you buy Paint.NET from the Windows Store, you will support its development (we normally ask for a donation).
The creator of Paint.net accepts donations on the program's official website to continue the program's development.
The Store version of Paint.net reportedly supports plugins and all the other features the desktop version.
But who is this new version for?
Initially, for those who have to spend (no, it's not much) 6 dollars for the application, and are the owners of a device with Windows 10 S, who cannot install desktop programs on their computer.
It should be mentioned that for every app purchase that happens in the Windows Store, Microsoft earns a percentage. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, just that it was completely expected, as other companies with Stores do.
My objection is to this particular application, which we have known for years as a free application part of Windows. Of course, since Microsoft stops its development, someone else will exploit the application's reputation, without compensation of course..
