It recommends new users to just install everything with it, instead of looking for native alternatives.
There’s actually the “Zorin-exec-guard”, which runs when you wanna use an AppImage (for integration) or windows app and tries to match the filename to a known list of either native versions of the program or native alternatives. It then prompts you if you wanna use those instead.
They’ve also released a migration tool for a future Z16 > Z17 migration and migration between Core & Pro.
Another thing, the extensions and everything needed for pro layouts is all in the repos but disabled by default. You can all enable it manually.
Well yeah, LibAdwaita is the flagship implementation of GNOME’s design guidelines.