Ars on Aperture

Dave Girard over at Ars Technica has a must-read review on Aperture. I particularly like the first bits of the review: "Apple has cojones. Let's not pretend otherwise. Jumping headfirst into the fully mature digital imaging market requires the shameless bravado of a one-legged man at a butt-kicking contest or any number of contestants on So You Think You Can Dance?" It's a good review complete with screencast examples of different parts of Aperture being discussed. As we've come to expect from Ars Technica, it's a thorough review, weighing in at 9 pages.

Unfortunately for Apple, the conclusion isn't all that great: "Maybe by 2.0 Apple will have the foundation sorted out. At this stage Aperture is a big, expensive misfire and considering the hefty price tag, I can't think of a reason to recommend it." I guess I'll wait for version 2.0.