the only thing wrong with gnome is the fact that it's called gnome, and also the foot. Explaining both those things to my partner who is not a computer person was lol
I have never liked any of the software stores, but I recognize that a lot of people need them. The worst one is the Pop Shop that current popos ships with IMO
I know it was a long time ago and we shouldn't relitigate that whole nightmare, but when i was first deciding on switching to linux at the start of summer, I'm sure the linus tech tips video lurking in the back of my mind was a factor in me not wanting to go pop-os