For me, it's obvious that Google is moving slowly but surely towards delivering everything you need via the Web, and probably a "Google OS" heavily based on remote applications is not as far as we may think, but until then, it's good to see that Google's photo management software, although still in "Beta" stage, is officially joining the crowd of free Mac OS X apps coming from the Internet search giant!
"You'll notice that Picasa for Mac is still in Google Labs and has a "beta" label attached—a few minor features like geotagging and webcam capture aren't functional yet, and we plan to sand and polish some parts of the user interface to make sure Picasa feels right at home on Mac OS X. Still, we think you'll find plenty to like in this first beta, and we're excited to get this release out into the hands of the Mac community at this year's Macworld! We're looking forward to making Picasa for the Mac even better, and to hearing what you think — Picasa engineers will be at the Google booth's demo stations throughout Macworld, and we always listen to the feedback on our Help Forum," says the blog post I mentioned earlier.
I don't know about you, but I am thrilled to see Google getting busy with the Mac platform more and more, and I hope its first MacWorld presence is only the beginning...