Vendor lock-in is bad and Adobe’s business practices are bad, no matter how you cook it. There are so many viable alternatives to Adobe stuff.
I agree with this.
Problem is, Photoshop power users don’t often want to hear about any alternatives. GIMP is just one of the most popular culprits in this regard. That’s exactly the kind of mindset that the vendor lock-in creates.
This I somewhat agree with. I think that a lot of the problem is with who you suggest what to though. Someone who edits photos all day on PS isn’t going to like gimp for a different set of reasons than someone who does digital art. Krita is great for digital art can’t speak to photo editing because I haven’t done nearly as much of it.
I’m kind of happy that I stuck with GIMP when I was younger. Now, I have absolutely no fear of trying out any software that comes my way. I do most of my photo work in Affinity Photo. Don’t have problems with GIMP either, use it for some other stuff.
Its good that you did that but most people who make their living from having a specific skill set don’t really have the time to figure out which of the 13 different FOSS photo editors work for them after they are recommend one that they try and is just not suitable for their needs.
The only way to get people to switch from Adobe is to wait for Adobe to make the life unbearable for their own customers. Some time ago there was a huge movement for people to switch from Premiere to DaVinci Resolve because Premiere really is pretty horrible these days.
Completely agree here. They need to do something that is worth the 1000s of hours to learn a new program instead of just sticking with the one that is familiar.
I agree with this.
This I somewhat agree with. I think that a lot of the problem is with who you suggest what to though. Someone who edits photos all day on PS isn’t going to like gimp for a different set of reasons than someone who does digital art. Krita is great for digital art can’t speak to photo editing because I haven’t done nearly as much of it.
Its good that you did that but most people who make their living from having a specific skill set don’t really have the time to figure out which of the 13 different FOSS photo editors work for them after they are recommend one that they try and is just not suitable for their needs.
Completely agree here. They need to do something that is worth the 1000s of hours to learn a new program instead of just sticking with the one that is familiar.