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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There used to be 3 or 4 brands of, say, lawnmowers. Word of mouth told us what quality order them fell in. Everyone knew these things and there were only a few Ford Vs. Chevy sort of debates.

Bought a corded leaf blower at the thrift today. 3 brands I recognized, same price, had no idea what to get. And if I had had the opportunity to ask friends or even research online, I'd probably have walked away more confused. For example; One was a Craftsman. "Before, after or in-between them going to shit?"

Got off topic into real-world goods. Anyway, here's my word-of-mouth for today: Free, online Photoshop. If I had money to blow, I'd drop the $5/mo. for the "premium" service just to encourage them. (No, you're not missing a thing using it free.)

[–] dbtng@eviltoast.org 0 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I guess this is marketing. But ... Why would you use anything besides GIMP?

After a Decade of Waiting, GIMP 3.0.0 is Finally Here!
https://news.itsfoss.com/gimp-3-release/

[–] Angelusz@lemmy.world 0 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 0 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

How do you know that's a bot please? Is it specifically a hot advertising that online photos hop equivalent? Is it a real software or scam? The whole approach is intriguing to me

[–] Angelusz@lemmy.world 0 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Edit: I Will assume honesty in this instance. It's because they're advertising something in a very particular tone, to match what some Amerikaanse consider common language.

Normal people don't do that.