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This definitely sucks for the average, non-technical user. We can all use Sublime3 or Notepad++ or whatever other replacement tool we prefer, but the average user has no clue about those and will be tricked into thinking that paid-for Word is the only real easy and good option.
This is Wordpad, not Notepad. There is still a perfectly functional plain text editor(until they decide to slam ads into it) for Windows. WordPad was a rich text editor. Sublime and Notepad++ don't really compete with that. LibreOffice and OnlyOffice exist for free in that space, but you are right that non-tech savvy users will struggle to find them on Windows.
True, OpenOffice and LibreOffice are more direct replacements for a word-like interface. I use markdown for all my rich text editing needs, so in my mind Sublime3 and Notepad++ are the only replacement editors I think of (both support live markdown display with a plugin).