No it wasn't. There were many opinions, just as there are amongst artists, including a small number of very loud negative voices. But I'm pretty sure the react

No it wasn't. There were many opinions, just as there are amongst artists, including a small number of very loud negative voices. But I'm pretty sure the reaction of most "geeks" was positive. Geeks generally love new tech, especially when it can improve their workflow. A very valid negative criticism is that a huge company with a bad track record having ownership of a for-profit tool created by processing the work of millions of people is not good. However that criticism shouldn't be conflated with criticizing the existence of the tool itself.