I don't like vim, but I'd still use it before spending $50 on a text editor that did less.

People are willing to spend a lot of money on a text editor, feature set is really not as important as one might think... What's important is that the editor feels good when I use it.

Sure, but the primary thing that should make someone feel good about their text editor is how efficiently they can manipulate text.

Sacrilege! Burn the heathen!