Saying Goodbye to WordPad: Windows' Staple for 28 Years Gets the Chop
Don't pine for WordPad; use Word or Notepad instead, says Microsoft.
Saying Goodbye to WordPad: Windows' Staple for 28 Years Gets the Chop | Tom's Hardware
While I did use Wordpad pretty regularly as a scratch pad, I get Word access through work and mostly use Notepad at home for config stuff. I don't see this as that big of a blow.
If only they got rid of windows along with it