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Microsoft signals end of Paint program
微软的画图工具居然即将被淘汰了!
Microsoft’s graphics program Paint has been included in a list of Windows 10 features that will be either removed or no longer developed.
微软的画图功能被列入Windows 10的功能列表的“待定区”中，这些功能要么被移除，要么不再开发。
Paint has been part of the Windows operating system since its release in 1985 and is known for its simplicity and basic artistic results.
自1985年发布以来，画图工具一直是Windows操作系统的一部分，以其简洁和基本的操作闻名。
Paint’s successor, Paint 3D, will still be available.
画图的新一代功能，画图3D，仍然可以使用。
The list was issued as part of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, which rolls out in the autumn.
该榜单是作为Windows 10秋季的Creators Update的一部分发布的，将于秋季推出。
Microsoft says that features on the list will be either removed from Windows 10 or "not in active development and might be removed in future releases".
微软表示，清单上的功能要么将从Windows 10中移除，也可能在未来的版本中被删除。
Other features facing the axe include the Outlook Express email client, which is replaced with the built-in Mail app, and the Reader app, which will be integrated into Microsoft Edge.
其他面临被删除的功能包括Outlook Express电子邮件客户端，它被内置的邮件应用程序取代，而Reader应用程序将被集成到微软的Edge中。
The BBC has contacted Microsoft for comment.
BBC已经联系了微软公司，希望公司能对此发表一些评论。
RIP Paint
画图 一路走好
People have expressed disappointment at the news on social media, with many tweeting "RIP" messages.
人们在社交媒体上对该消息表示失望，许多人在推特上发“RIP”来表示对画图工具的怀念。
Welsh YouTuber Chaotic described Paint as "the greatest thing to have ever existed" - perhaps with tongue in cheek.
Welsh YouTuber Chaotic认画图工具是为“有史以来最伟大的一件事情”，当然他也许是假意挖苦。
The artist known as Jim’ll Paint It uses the program to create artwork on outlandish themes, commissioned by strangers. He has nearly 700,000 followers on Facebook.
艺术家吉姆用这个程序创作出一系列古怪的作品，很多陌生人关注了他，他在Facebook上有近70万粉丝。
"They should just release the source and make it public domain," tweeted games developer Mike Dailly, creator of Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto.
“他们应该发布源代码，让它成可以自由被公众下载。”游戏开发者Mike Dailly表示，他也是Lemmings和Grand Theft Auto的创始人。