* Jim <[email protected]> [06-13-12 16:10]:
> I do my editing on the desktop as well, mostly GIMP.
> 
> I run tech for a school district in the states and I have converted about 
> 98% of the student machines over to Ubuntu.  I had a special request to put 
> Picasa on the machines for a summer program which is when I found out it is 
> not made for Linux anymore.

I have good news for you, picasa has *never* been "made for linux".  I was
merely a windows exe packaged with a tweaked version of wine.

It is no big problem installing the current windows version of picasa in
linux via wine and has been documented quite well here and other places.
 
> I think that Google should push it's Linux connection more.  If you look
> at a global trend there seems to be a big shift towards Linux in the
> last 5 years and I think it will pick up speed over the next several. 
> Take a look at 50 Places Linux is Running That You Might Not
> Expect<http://www.focus.com/fyi/50-places-linux-running-you-might-not-expect/>.
>  
> Google could put a dent in MS if they really get going.
> 
> Since most of Google's revenue is from advertisers anyway, they would not 
> really lose anything by putting out a Linux version and they would pick up 
> some of the growing number of Linux users.
> 
> Probably a bit off topic by now!

Google doesn't want to "dent" windows.  They want *revenue* from windows
and will support it as well as they can.
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