True; I tend to use Paint Shop Pro for working with pics and Irfanview for simple viewing. (I eventually figured out why the PSP update refused to install, and sent a note to tech support to help them solve the problem next time it came up. What's in it for me?! Heh. Kidding. ...I'm kidding!)
I'll do some experiments as I find time, though with a con and a wedding in two months I expect that to be increasingly rare for a while.