Originally Posted by PTravel
That's not quite correct. Though it lacks the area manipulation tools of Photoshop CS, it has very comprehensive editing features with respect to color correction (by channel), HSY and RGB, gamma and a number of other features -- these kinds of adjustments are just as detailed as can be done in CS.
You're right. Lightroom's editing capabilities are significantly more advanced than Aperture's. It seems there's a larger market for Adobe than for Apple, as Lightroom can be considered a light photo editor as well as an importer/cataloger/arranger. Thanks!