Good for nothing programs and apps

Have you ever felt a certain aura from newly released apps or programs? Sometimes, I look at an application and think, "This app is so simple and useless." Other times, it feels like "I've seen this app a dozen times before, and there's nothing new about it."

Twenty years ago, apps and programs were innovative, useful, fast, and stable. But where are those groundbreaking applications now? The early developers and hackers created amazing file formats, protocols, and software that truly changed the way we use technology.

And now, in 2025, what do we have? The same bloated development environments filled with buggy add-ons, slow and unhelpful office applications, and repetitive, unoptimized games.

Multimedia on computers is another story altogether. Owning and sharing media has become a thing of the past. If you have enough money, you can rent—but true ownership is no longer an option.

First of all, the general perception of programming has changed. People no longer become programmers because they love coding. Instead, many pursue programming solely for financial gain. The common belief is that programmers earn good salaries or have the potential to become rich by creating something like Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok.

The second issue is the way programs are designed. To maximize sales, software has been made simpler over time—but in the process, it has also become more basic and, in many cases, less useful. Additionally, people now care more about design than stability or functionality.

Long story short, as long as apps are designed for the general public, they become oversimplified and lose their true potential.

I can add more reason for this problems, by the way there was a posibility which only I myself view those as problems, for some people's opinion can be "This is the future! Adapt it!". No thanks. I feel old, and I miss good old apps/programs. Like winamp, winzip or dozen of legends.

In my opinion, apps should have multiple modes. For example, why not have "Offline/Online Synced" options? In games, we have easy, normal, and hard modes—so why not apply the same concept to applications?

Take a health app as an example. A simple mode could track basic weight and activity, while an advanced mode could function almost like a personal version of an EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system.

I swear, if I see another social media clone or a copy-paste mobile game, I might lose it. Why aren’t there apps tailored for every profession and field? And why is everything about renting now? Where is the buy option? Where is the share button?

Why can’t I transfer my digital assets from one platform to another anymore? We used to be able to do that! Why is moving my music or playlists from Apple Music to Spotify still a nightmare? Why is switching between Windows and Linux still so complicated?

Twenty years ago, we had these options. Why don’t we have them now?