This. Having gone through some discontinued products already (keychain sync, Aperture, iDisk), I have learned to rely on Apple for the hardware and operating sy

This. Having gone through some discontinued products already (keychain sync, Aperture, iDisk), I have learned to rely on Apple for the hardware and operating system and on others for software and synchronization. I switched to LightRoom when Aperture became stagnant. It has many advantages for the long term, e.g. being able to export collections as separate catalogs (ideal for backuping RAWs and adjustments for stuff that is done, e.g. holidays), storing metadata in XMP sidecar files, continuous and quick updates for RAW support for new cameras. I agree on the pricing as well. I do use some raw editing features, but it is relatively modest. For that, it is relatively expensive, and has gone through four iterations (paid upgrades) already since I first started looking into it.