As you yourself admit "for the limited tasks we use it for".

And there I certainly agree with you.

If you can work in a relative silo with a limited number of tools, then sure, there may well be scope for shopping around, just like you did.

But once you're in an environment where you may use multiple tools that come under Adobe's remit, then its likely better to stick with Adobe and get the benefit of the cross-integration.

For example, a friend of mine runs a small business, they have someone on their team whose day job is something else, but is good with design and has become the office's go to designer.

In the course of an average year, that person will regularly use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for all manner of graphics tasks. They will use InDesign to create print and electronic documents for dissemination. They will occasionally use Adobe Premiere and Adobe Audition to edit videos and podcasts. And they store photos in Adobe Lightroom.

Even as a small, non-design focused business, its not difficult to get your money's worth from Adobe.