(Disclaimer: I use Gimp a lot and Adobe not at all)
Tbh, the people who use Gimp and the people who use Adobe are two separate crowds and neither Gimp nor Adobe are the only tools in town.
If I’m not going to pay for a photo editing tool and Gimp would cease to exist, I’d just download another free tool and call it a day.
If I’m a professional relying on Adobe Photoshop, the existence of Gimp does nothing to me. Photoshop plus Lightroom costs ~€25/month. For a private person that’s a lot. For a professional that hardly matters. If I pay €1000+ rent for a studio+office, paying €25 isn’t that big of a deal.
Or to put it the other way round: If our hypothetical professional saves just one hour of work per month due to using Adobe tools over Gimp or another software, it’s cheaper for them to use Adobe. Because time literally is money when you are self-employed.
(Disclaimer: I use Gimp a lot and Adobe not at all)
Tbh, the people who use Gimp and the people who use Adobe are two separate crowds and neither Gimp nor Adobe are the only tools in town.
If I’m not going to pay for a photo editing tool and Gimp would cease to exist, I’d just download another free tool and call it a day.
If I’m a professional relying on Adobe Photoshop, the existence of Gimp does nothing to me. Photoshop plus Lightroom costs ~€25/month. For a private person that’s a lot. For a professional that hardly matters. If I pay €1000+ rent for a studio+office, paying €25 isn’t that big of a deal.
Or to put it the other way round: If our hypothetical professional saves just one hour of work per month due to using Adobe tools over Gimp or another software, it’s cheaper for them to use Adobe. Because time literally is money when you are self-employed.