Most of the people I know, when they need to do something with a computer, they always use the most fully featured software they can get.
I've just redesigned my logo, and a friend of mine was surprised I've didn't use Photoshop to make it.
Actually the logo was really a simple work done with Inkskape and Gimp (those are both two really feature-filled software BTW) there was no reason to use another software, I'm sure that Photoshop is much better than Gimp but there is no reason for me to use it, I'm not a graphic designer or a professional photographer the features of gimp are just enough for me and I'm used to it's interface,
I think that there are time for a spreadsheet and time for just a calculator and there are people that just will never need the first one.
Just look around and try to understand what you really need.
Cya.
