Microsoft Paint saved after outpouring of love – sort of

Microsoft says that it will put 32-year-old program on the Windows Store, but that won't help office workers pining for some impromptu creative sessions

After the tremendous outpouring of love across the internet for arguably the greatest Windows program ever, Microsoft has announced that it will save MS Paint by putting it on the Windows Store.

Following the company's announcement that the 32-year-old Paint is now deprecated, meaning that it is "not in active development and might be removed in future releases", Microsoft put out a blogpost in response to the anguished outcry at the potential removal of an old friend.