For what reason? No one use Bow and Short Bow too, let's nerf them too a bit.
It's not a problem of the bow, it's problem about lazy people, who do not want to do any experiments.
I use a shortbow and a hornbow on one of my chars. When I use the shortbow, I use tatar arrows and aim only for other archers and peasants. I'll also fire into fights and arrow-stun enemies so my allies can easily kill them. It fires ridiculously fast, and is hyper-accurate. With 5 pd it packs enough punch to just barely kill people, but it's use as a stun in melee is invaluable. The Hornbow is more fun though because you get more kills.
It's a choice you can make.