this shit is why i don't use windows anymore. or why i don't want to use windows anymore. i've been using linux for the past year or so and while i really love that it makes me feel like a user instead of a consumer (unlike windows 10/11), its lack of decent media creation apps does feel me having left out (and my old-ass rig doesn't help either, but that's a subject for another time).
i WOULD be tempted to go back to windows 10 IF and ONLY if someone made a version of it that:
- got rid of (at least most of) the ads and telemetry by default without me having to install Winzork Tweakamania 2005 or some shit
- replaced Edge with Firefox by default. If you don't do this what are you even doing
- have the entire OS look as close to Windows 7 as possible. Aero was so fuckin good dude and the ribbon in File Explorer was a baaaaad fuckin' idea dude
- use OpenShell for the start menu
- remove most of the bloatware default apps that nobody uses (except maybe Snip and Sketch. that one can stay)
conclusion: linux needs sony vegas and photoshop for it to be a viable os to content creators. badly. thank you