Though ME proved to be a failure, Microsoft didn't give up on Movie Maker and also included it in Windows XP among its' launch in 2001, and then two years later upgraded Movie Maker with some handy new features, but it still paled in comparison to iMovie.

You may recall me mentioning how way back at the turn of the millenium when in response to Apple introducing the iMovie consumer video editing software for their IEEE-1394/FireWire-enabled Macintosh computers (such as the iMac G3 DV and the PowerMac G4), Microsoft responded with bundling a very rudimentary video editing application with their infamous Windows ME operating system: Windows Movie Maker. As I mentioned before, I actually have Windows 11 installed on a 2015 Retina 15' MacBook Pro! But anyways, 1 1/2 years ago, Microsoft acquired the Clipchamp web-based consumer video editing application, and now bundles it with Windows 11, along with it being available as a free download for Windows 10 users.

I can't believe that prior to last autumn I was unaware of the new video editor Microsoft bundles with Windows 11: ClipChamp! Of course, I don't use Windows as often as the MacOS, but I do use it at work for certain tasks (like our software we use for logging Chromebooks and iOS devices we wipe/reset), and I also use it for some certain Windows-only software I still use for media production (like Wrapper/GoAnimate, Speakonia, and the beloved Microsoft 3D Movie Maker).

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