I'll simply repeat, I have never yet myself seen an inkjet black-and-white print that
comes up to what I'd consider an excellent darkroom one. And I've looked at a lot of
prints. Maybe someone can do it, but all the really good digital work I've seen has
come through hybrid workflow or been done on expensive proprietary press technology. The public mainly buys subject matter which appeals to them; photographers themselves are more likely to buy or trade serious prints from other
photographers, though there are a few discriminating other print collectors out there. For me it has nothing to do with what will sell, however, but about the best
possible quality for my own particular form of vision. Personal workflow preferences
and considerations of chemical exposure are also part of the equation which each of
us must factor in. Note that I'm not denying that great print can be made digitally - I just have never seen one! They just look something other than "photographic",
despite all the amazing mimicry photoshop is capable of.