Photoshop Killer

So first of all, I know this shouldn't be in the MacBook Pro thread, but I couldn't find a thread that was specific for my problem.
My question is, is there a real Photoshop killer application out there?
I have tried Pixelmator, but I don't like the palette based UI and the autosave feature drives me crazy.
Acorn is too simple and lacks needed features.
Gimp has too many bugs and won't work with Lion.
Seashore lacks needed features.
Photoshop Elements is too simple and again lacks needed features.
Is there an application other than these that will be similar to Photoshop?
I would prefer one that costs less than 100 dollars.
I mainly do graphic design and not photo editing.
Thanks,
NWB1

NWB1 wrote:
Is there an application other than these that will be similar to Photoshop?
I would prefer one that costs less than 100 dollars.
I mainly do graphic design and not photo editing.
It depends on what you mean by "similar to Photoshop." Photoshop can do a lot of really obscure but powerful things for specific professional uses (like editing CMYK for press output, handling up to 32 bits per channel for HDR and advanced imaging, or pixel aspect ratio adjustment for broadcast television), and because of those features, there's absolutely nothing similar at under $100.
If you just need a simple pixel editor for graphic design, there are lots of choices, but it seems like you tried the usual list of popular editors and don't like them. I'm not sure what's left under $100. If you are a student, the educational discount on Photoshop is pretty big and is a great way to get it for cheap.

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