If it ain’t broke

There is a well-known American expression: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ As an American company and the originators of Picasa I would have thought that Google would have been aware of this piece of wisdom. I am in complete agreement with Stanley Groom ( Inbox, AP 27 October) and am saddened by its demise. As a simple but effective image editor it was without equal, offering brightness, contrast, saturation, cropping and rotation facilities, all lost when you transfer to the new Google Photos whose only advantage is a decent filing system for your photos. It would never have put Photoshop out of business, but for those of us who just wish to apply minor corrections it was perfect. So why terminate it? Companies should look after their faithful clients. Mike Rignall