"But, if you want a job in the industry...better go with Photoshop or you won't even get your foot in the door. If I were looking to hire someone and they didn't know Photoshop there'd be no way I could even consider them." This is what I'm talking about... it's elitist and ridiculous. It's like saying you'd never buy a painting from a particular artist because they use acrylic brushes instead of sable hair brushes. Apparently a portfolio doesn't mean anything. PSP opens PS files, has all the same features now, so it's not an inter-office compatibility problem, so what's the issue? I just don't get it. If the quality of work is good, how they got there shouldn't matter. ** waving a big sign that says "this is not a flame, just bafflement" **