Google Developing OS X Version Of Picasa
…and the best part is that it will be available this year. Not having Picasa is one of my last regrets about switching from Windows to a Mac over the past year (the other is BlogJet… Dmitry, please!).
iPhoto has some fantastic innovations, such as the “Event” concept, yet Picasa is the superior application.
Picasa is faster and had far better integration with photo upload sites, particularly shutterfly and snapfish.
My favorite line from the original link is this:
I asked if Picasa for Mac was coming, and as luck would have it I managed to pick the Google employee with the least amount of media training and immediately put her on the spot. Her response: Picasa for Mac is under-development and will be launched later this year.
My only hesitation will be whether Picasa will force me to lose much of the benefit I see in using iPhoto, mainly it’s integration with the rest of the Mac (screensavers, iMovie ‘08, iPod photo sync, etc.) Losing all of that will make me think twice about re-embracing Picasa on OS X.
Thanks John!