I think it's not only that. In my opinion is also about how Canonical handles everything. Everyday they look and act more like Microsoft. Empty words to sell you something, to convince you they're better.
You can't really act like Microsoft with people that are using your OS because they ran away from Microsoft and expect them to shut up.
Didn't know it had gotten that bad. I stopped using it when it was clear the desktop was no longer a priority for them. Not blaming them since they're a private company but with so many alternatives there's no need to use a second class Linux "desktop". Fedora is more than great imho.
Worse, they lock down and make their standard UI not able to be customized, and keep "deprecating" standard UI tools and configs in favor of some junior intern's idea of how real users "should" work. This sucks, and is why I won't run Ubuntu on any desktop. If I wanted to be told how to use a desktop by an OS, I'd get a f'ing Windows box or a Mac.
I use Linux because I can configure it to work the way I want. If they take that away, they are just another proprietary pile of shit.
You can't really act like Microsoft with people that are using your OS because they ran away from Microsoft and expect them to shut up.