[hecubus]

Here's the catch if you want Picasa...you have to use workarounds? Is this acceptable or even viable to Joe Computer User who is buying their first Mac or much less their first computer? Probably not. Those are alternatives for people who know what WINE, Crossover, Parallels, etc. are.

And I'm sticking with my assessement of iPhoto, that it's a decent enough application for the average computer user (not average IT person, not average power user, not average hacker, not average geek, etc.), but someone who just wants their computer and their applications to just work out of the box.

The only issues I've had with iPhoto was performance and those were resolved with version 6.