Krita seems to be coming along nicely and I'm very happy it exists.

But it's no Photoshop.

I'm more positively surprised every time I check it out. As opposed to Gimp, which always feels like a poor man's Photoshop, Krita seems sensible and tasteful.

But it's no Photoshop.

Until/if Adobe releases its suite for some blessed distro, I can't use Linux on my day to day machine. I believe there are a lot more people in my situation than Adobe seems to think.

We are pros and love to tinker with our tools. Linux is, to a fault even, the tinkerer's OS par excellence.