Have you guys ever heard of DrawIt?
It’s been around for some time now, but we’re about to release version 3.0 in a few days:

check it out

all the lower end image editing programs on mac suck compared to what is on windows, as ironic as that may be.

adobe won’t even give us mac users the latest version of their lighter weight elements program.

paintshoppro XI on windows is quite an impressive piece of software – there is nothing comparable in that price range on the mac

You’ll notice the article simply posed a series of questions

Yes, questions such as “I think what really turns me off about all of this is that all of these image editors do, more or less, the same thing” and “Do all of these developers really believe they are bringing something new and beneficial to the table? Or is it simply a case of jumping on the bandwagon?”
Simply insisting that commenters misunderstood your article is a bit insulting. Your point is rather clear; you are turned off by these apps, and you clearly imply that developers are bringing nothing “new and beneficial” to the table. You’re making a fair point, and you’re entitled to your opinion, but many disagree. Why not discuss their opinions with them instead of claiming that you didn’t really mean what you wrote?
So back to the topic, then.
I think your idea that there can be too many applications is wrong, as long as we have tools to weed them out (see: macupdate.com). The FTP market is a good example of a market which works. There are many excellent applications to choose from. There’s competition. And there are a lot of crappy apps, but hopefully their devs are learning something, and maybe their next app is a contender in its area, or maybe they’ll manage to turn their FTP app into the next Transmit. Who knows. But the fact that these apps are available aren’t hurting my use of Interarchy, just like the fact that your blog is available doesn’t hurt me when I read joelonsoftware or daringfireball.

While the author presents an interesting perspective, I disagree wholly. For starters, when I looked for an FTP app for my new Mac, I didn’t think the Mac market was flooded with FTP programs. I was struck by the paucity of good options. The PC world has excellent FTP apps both free and commercial. The Mac has a handful of overpriced apps and CyberDuck. If FTP’ing is your full-time job, a $40 FTP app is great, but for rare use, give me a good selection of “sub-par” programs to select from.

For a “creative” platform, it’s ironic that the Mac has fewer good image editor choices than the PC. None, basically, in the hobbyist market. So my reaction to seeing these announcements was not one of doom, but “It’s about time.” I don’t know how a dark cloud is seen first rather than the silver lining.