I mean, you named the precious few that don't suck, and two of them do essentially the same thing, and the other is a music player with a very questionable business model.
I'm with the op. I'm deeply unimpressed with the last decade or so of software development; and that's not just blowing smoke -- this is day to day practice. With the exception of Discord, I deliberately take pains to use old software because it's better.
Moreover, I find when I show non-tech folk "how I do things with old software," most want to learn more, and nearly none are satisfied with what they are "given."
I'm with the op. I'm deeply unimpressed with the last decade or so of software development; and that's not just blowing smoke -- this is day to day practice. With the exception of Discord, I deliberately take pains to use old software because it's better.
Moreover, I find when I show non-tech folk "how I do things with old software," most want to learn more, and nearly none are satisfied with what they are "given."