In article , Bob
wrote:

[ ... ]. Regardless of the claims of GIMP evangelists/advocates it is
not the equal of Photoshop CS6/CC, PSE, or lightroom. [ ... ]

Of course Gimp isn't equal to Photoshop etc. There are lots
of things Photoshop does that Gimp doesn't do.

and the list keeps getting longer.

There are
however, things Gimp does that Photoshop doesn't.

very, very few and nothing that's particularly common or all that
useful.

The vast bulk
of things a person needs to do though can be done with either.

as they can with iphoto, picasa, and zillions of other apps. most
people don't need much.

if your needs are simple then even the gimp is overkill.

[ Oh, and BTW, many, if not most Gimp users have used Photoshop.

bull****.

for instance, our resident gimp zealot readily admits he has never used
photoshop.

So you may want to make up another 'fact' to explain why there
are many, many happy and success Gimp users. ]

nowhere near as many as photoshop users.