@Amos:
Don't worry too much about critical voices, they will always be there.

@Holgs:

I have to agree that I value Fotolia higher than Istock (from a seller perspective), mainly because of the upload limits at istock and planly because I earn much more at Fotolia.

I see one reason Germans might like Fotolia more then other sites. They allow wire transfer or �berweisung, not everyone feels safe sending credit card info over the internet.