Cool , good for you. I think the reason evernote does not improve might be due to users like you, who don't seem to be interested in voicing out and making strong demands so that the product can grow and become better but blindly worshipping evernote as if it has nothing wrong.
I am not willing to give up on the features i need too, which is markdown support, that is why i am expressing my frustrations using plain language instead of lazily pressing the up button.
I know every possible workarounds, i even wrote some web apps to to write notes with markdown and syntax highlight. But wait a moment, why i should not be the one finding a work-around in the first place ? Shouldn't it be the job of evernote team to support customers with their use cases , provide solutions be it temporary or not and listen to customer's requests ?
Funny story of the day:
One day, a restaraunt run out of salt and served 2 dishes without salt to customers.
Person A talks to the manager demanding a refund or a new dish to be served.
Person B thought to himself :"it is okay, maybe the cook want that dish to be healthier and i can work-around by bringing my own salt"