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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 194 points 1 day ago (98 children)

Man, after decades, why does GIMP still have a marketing problem?

Just visit https://www.gimp.org/ and compare it to https://www.adobe.com/ca/products/photoshop.html

Just assume both did exactly the same thing and cost the exact same amount (free or otherwise). Which would you choose based on their website?

Why does GIMP (and pretty much all FOSS) have to be so secretive about their product? Why no screenshots? Why not showcase the software on their website?

It's so damn frustrating that every FOSS app appears to be command line software, or assumed that the user knows everything about it already.

Devs, you might have a killer piece of software, but screenshots go a long way to help with gaining interest and adoption.

[–] kaerypheur@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Hey, you look interested in becoming a marketing volunteer for GIMP. While GIMP is not as competitive in marketing as the others, you can help them if you want. 😎

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know man, I think the Photoshop homepage reeks of corpo crap, whereas the Gimp homepage does a good job at cleanly presenting the program in a quick way. Maybe I'm just used to FOSS, or already too allergic to corporate software, but going by the homepage design, my preference is obvious, there's not even a contest

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 hours ago

I think my point was missed. I wasn't saying that GIMP should copy what Adobe does (I can't stand Adobe and their β€œbusiness model” spyware bullshit.

My point was more to show that Adobe showcases the features of the software, so a potential user knows what it does without needing to go through the trouble of downloading it. It may not be what the user wants, and that's ok, at least they know!

But GIMP is so vague in their description and offers no insight to what the app does or looks like. There's no need to be mysterious.

[–] menemen@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, tastes are different, but I really did not like the photshop page design.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Taste aside, you can easily see what features Photoshop has, rather than guessing, right?

I should have used a FOSS example, since Adobe is just bad in general (users saying the page has pop-ups, etc.).

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[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

The photoshop page doesn't even have a download link.

0/10 would not download.

[–] AuroraB@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 hours ago

the gimp one displays normally, while the adobe one shows a blank white page.

the choice is obvious

[–] Leeuk@feddit.uk 17 points 18 hours ago

Agree, however on clicking the photoshop link was first hit with 2 popups before I could see the page.

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