Retire MSPAINT.EXE

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Please retire the old mspaint.exe application. In 2014, this simple image application is just useless and is barely useful as a image viewer.
Replace it with something that has capabilities similar to Paint.Net (http://www.getpaint.net/).

The whole purpose here is to make Windows better, right? Of course there are plenty of other free options.
Personally, I use Photoshop. On systems where I cannot use PS due to licensing, I use Paint.NET.
Yes, MSPAINT is free, light and unobtrusive. The goal, however, is to make Windows—and all of its included applications—better.
A good example is what Microsoft did with the built-in calculator program.
The version that shipped with XP and Vista had the most basic of usefulness with only a “scientific” mode.
Starting with Windows 7, Microsoft dramatically enhanced the application to where it now includes a “programmer” and “Statistics” mode.
Also added is a history view, unit conversions, and useful worksheets.
Why can’t the same be done for MSPAINT?
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying remove MSPAINT entirely.
I’m just suggesting it’s time to make it better and more useful.
Keep the name. Just give the application some enhanced capabilities.

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