All the power in the world doesn't matter if it's not what the user wants or expects.
Which gets right to the core of GIMP's marketing problems. For years, users wanted a cheap Photoshop clone ... they got GIMP. Because it's not a near-clone of PS, it hasn't caught on as well outside a small group.
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Yes, it is different.
But it is that very difference that makes it much more powerful of a UI convention.
If you had ever experienced it, you'd understand.
I've used both. I have no preference and can work in either; it doesn't affect me either way. Your argument is to false authority.
All the power in the world doesn't matter if it's not what the user wants or expects.
Which gets right to the core of GIMP's marketing problems. For years, users wanted a cheap Photoshop clone ... they got GIMP. Because it's not a near-clone of PS, it hasn't caught on as well outside a small group.