> Pixelmator being the only 3rd party software because Apple never made a competitor to Photoshop

Pixelmator isn’t third party. https://www.pixelmator.com/blog/2024/11/01/a-new-home-for-pi...:

“November 1, 2024

A new home for Pixelmator

Today we have some important news to share: the Pixelmator Team plans to join Apple”

That deal completed almost a year ago.