Steve Jobs: No Picasa for iPad; iPhoto does a better job.

In an email response form an Apple Fan, Steve Jobs confirmed that iPad won't support Google's Picasa App. As per Jobs, Apple's iPhoto has much better feature for "Faces and Places". Sources are 9to5Mac have published the header information to confirm the authenticity of the email.

 

The program has been absent on the Mac for quite a while. It’s also in direct competition with Apple’s iPhoto product. We have listed some pro's and con's for both applications below:

Pros
iPhoto

• Simple layout, easy to find photos
• Easy to edit photos with filters and effects
• Easy to upload to photo-sharing sites
• Quick and easy file transfer from camera to computer
• Plenty of options for printing photo products (i.e. Books, cards, calendars, prints, etc.)

Picasa

• Easy to upload to other Google applications (Blogger, YouTube, Google Earth, etc.)
• Can create videos for YouTube
• Plenty of ready options for printing photos
• Can automatically pick up photos from designated folders
• Compatible with both PC and Mac
• Free

Cons
iPhoto

• Only works on Macs
• Not enough editing tools
• Doesn’t upload to enough third-party sites/programs
• Not enough features for more advanced photo editors

Picasa

• Can only upload to Picasa (there are some third-party upload programs for Picasa, such as to dotPhoto and Phanfare.)
• Sometimes run slowly when finding photos throughout the computer
• Program interface is more cluttered than iPhoto’s
• Not enough features for more advanced photo editors

Are you a Picasa user or an iPhoto user? Share your thoughts and comments with us.