This is my personal opinion on this and I would be interested in hearing from all of you out there.

I think all of these "graphic editing programs" out there are leaning more and more towards making buttons & bows and creating web pages then editing and improving photos. With the big boom in scanners and digital cameras we need more tools for the Digital Darkroom. Most of the photos we shoot or scan are far from perfect and we need all the help we can get. What do you think???