I'm not saying it's a total replacement that will do all things for all pros. It may not suitable for certain professional niches and graphic design, fair enoug

I'm not saying it's a total replacement that will do all things for all pros. It may not suitable for certain professional niches and graphic design, fair enough. It is a tool that is more than powerful enough for the photo-editing needs of almost everyone, and it costs a tiny fraction of Adobe's offering. At least there are a couple of companies offering some competition these days. Also, recent versions of Affinity do support HSV mode too, afaik.