- Gimp is *not* Photoshop. Sorry. I know I mentioned this, but I'll repeat it again. You insult people who actually use Photoshop by making this claim.
Nothing will ever be Photoshop but Photoshop. Anything else will be different in some way, and will not have the same level of support. If what you need is Photoshop, and nothing else, fine, but keep this in mind.
1) You will never have an alternative, you will run on the platforms that they support, with the features that they want to give you.
2) You will pay whatever they demand, forever. (Or pirate, if your conscience will bear it)
People need to try new things to see if it works for them, and if it suits their needs. If you cannot change, pay up, Adobe and Microsoft will love you for it.