I'll answer the question by telling a story. Don't worry, I'll be brief.
When I bought my first computer - an Amiga 2000 in 1989 I also bought DPaint with it. I proceeded to teach myself computer graphics and animation with it. It took me about a year to feel that I had 'mastered' the tools. the fact that you could use several tools AT ONCE was quite exciting and freeing for an artist.
In the early 90's I moved to LA and went looking for work. One place I applied had me take a 'test' on their proprietary graphics software. (meaning it had been developed in-house). I found that it was shockingly (for me) simple. You could only use ONE tool at a time and you had to exit from That tool to find another tool to use. Because I had experience with a significantly superior and elegant program (DPaint) i found this inferior program easy to figure out. The person giving me this 'test' was actually SHOCKED at how fast I figured it out. Of course, I didn't tell her about my Amiga experience. But I know that put me at an advantage.
As I continued to other jobs again and again I found that my education gotten from my Amiga held me in good stead. So, to me, Amiga is the Best Artists' tool using a computer I have ever had the privilege of learning from.
No matter what other OS I have to use (on various jobs), my Amiga education informs it. It's been an exciting ride. I don't know where i would be without it.
