iGrafx Picture Publisher 9

Hi there, will someone convince me that Corel Photopaint is much better than iGrafx Picture Publisher?

My friends (who are fanatics of photopaint) hate me because I currently use Corel Graphics Suite Version 11 for vector and Layouts but I still use the old Pic publisher 9 for general Raster edits because of speed and flexibility.

I intend to buy X3 suite later and I think it's about time I "used" photopaint but i'm still not that convinced.

So will someone please assure me that it's worth it ... and kick me in the butt because I'm so stubborn.

 Thanks,

JKX