I used Photoshop for about a decade before switching to GIMP, and it's not that confusing. Certainly, if you expect them to behave the same, you're in for some confusion, but if you approach it on its own terms rather than expecting it to be Photoshop, you'll have a better time of it.
Check the Experiences & Testimonials forum, and you will see that desktop users primarily care about two things:
1) that Ubuntu works perfectly with their hardware,
2) that they don't have to use the command line.
If a user's going to complain about GIMP, they're going to complain that it doesn't have the plugins and features Photoshop does. Not that oh noes it's too complicated.
No, no, NO, it's the Photoshopping guy who's the pervert, -not- the guy searching in hidden directories for other people's porn on the company dime. Focus!
"You're right, I did lose a million dollars last year. I expect to lose a million dollars this year. I expect to lose a million dollars *next* year. You know, Mr. Thatcher, at the rate of a million dollars a year, I'll have to close this place in sixty years."
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I love the tail end of this dross:
"What do maps, dictionaries and novels have in common? They're all printed on paper and they can be heavy, expensive and difficult to access."
Digital smartphones: cheaper than a map or novel!
Twee, useless article.
I used Photoshop for about a decade before switching to GIMP, and it's not that confusing. Certainly, if you expect them to behave the same, you're in for some confusion, but if you approach it on its own terms rather than expecting it to be Photoshop, you'll have a better time of it.
Check the Experiences & Testimonials forum, and you will see that desktop users primarily care about two things:
1) that Ubuntu works perfectly with their hardware,
2) that they don't have to use the command line.
If a user's going to complain about GIMP, they're going to complain that it doesn't have the plugins and features Photoshop does. Not that oh noes it's too complicated.
Not anymore you don't. Poof!
Try this exercise:
Imagine yourself, building a giant man made of straw.
Imagine other posters burning it.
Now imagine yourself smiling with satisfaction, convinced you've actually made a relevant point.
No, no, NO, it's the Photoshopping guy who's the pervert, -not- the guy searching in hidden directories for other people's porn on the company dime. Focus!
Being self-righteously annoyed about things that don't actually affect you is one of the cornerstones of geek culture.
It's also a good sign you don't have much going on.
"You're right, I did lose a million dollars last year. I expect to lose a million dollars this year. I expect to lose a million dollars *next* year. You know, Mr. Thatcher, at the rate of a million dollars a year, I'll have to close this place in sixty years."
Ah yes, the inviolate "it works for ME!" argument.
Good ol' rock. Nothing beats rock!
Flamebait? Bad form. It was at least as funny as the grandparent post.
"Well, after you pay your $60, you can play indefinitely."
Unless you bought Spore.
Yeah, I miss the coolly intellectual days of hot grits and petrified Natalie Portman.
...this totally stops piracy, and doesn't at all punish the customers who paid good money for the game!
Oh, wait.
Wrong.
I totally agree.
Oh, Nooo!...We're ALL gonna' DIE!!
Oh my, sounds like somebody needs a hug.
No, I don't remember that, because Twitter has totally replaced all other forms of communication!
Seriously, don't be daft.
Get over yourself.
The plus key is your friend. Don't like the pace? Turn it up by 2x, 4x, 8x.
I play at 2x by default now, and the pace is quite brisk. Don't blame the game for your ignorance.
"My life is a lie!" - you at 26.
Bar? As in leave the house? Look where you're posting, man.
Surely if you are doing billion dollar deals then you can afford to hire someone capable of working a keyboard without embarrassing him or herself.
"I didn't get to be a billionaire by writing a lot of checks!"
I think Rob Schneider movies are an affront to human dignity, but I don't see the Pope sounding off about that.
I think that's what "get a life" means to the people who sling the term around.
Thank you for the most hilariously ironic post of all time.