I see nothing wrong with being sad that Microsoft is removing something from their OS and their suggested (but not included) replacement is a paid app which is

I see nothing wrong with being sad that Microsoft is removing something from their OS and their suggested (but not included) replacement is a paid app which is at least an order of magnitude larger and more complex. Sure, WordPad isn't the best program of its kind (not the tool you need for every job), but still it was nice having the functionality there when you needed it without needing to install something (which in turn needs an internet connection). It was still an OK tool.