[elithrar]

> There's no real benefit (and lots of downsides) as a developer if you don't need the Mac App Store for the exposure.

Exactly right. I would say that most people in the market for Photoshop know they need Photoshop itself. Adobe is pushing subscription based services as much as they can, which are at odds with the App Store model.

There some great alternatives though if you don't need PS: Pixelmator and Acorn are both capable image editors and both are on the MAS.