Alternatives i consider stupid
"Oh you can use a affinity port on linux easily"
Still not perfect and not NATIVE
Gimp being native support is a HUGE advantage
"Photopea"
Useless for anyone doing more than a hobby unless you are a masochist
"Krita"
Krita is for drawing. Photo wise at least, gimp is simply better
Now for the complains
"Keybinds are bad "
You can change them
Also realistcally , as i said in my post if you are so professional
you cant just use the graphical click ui cause its slow , you most likely make enough from your work to just buy a 400$ mac mini and use that for photoshop only as a side work pc so there wouldnt be any reason to use a alternative in the first place
"Ui is still bad"
Yes, it might not be as good as photoshop's ui but as someone who has tried a bunch of apps throughout my design "career" Id say its the 3rd best imo after photoshop and affinity.
"Image formats"
Same argument as the keybinds one. Only really relevant to professionals who wouldnt be trying to use it in the first place.
That said, I think it can improve a lot.
But I still feel like its good enough for most of the target demographic