What photo editing software is everyone using and why?

I am trying to find a good photo editing software to use and before spending any money on it would like to hear everyones opinion on what they use and why? Originally I intended on purchasing aperture ... but I am under the impression that aperture is being discontinued so now I am searching again ... thanks for everyones input in advance....

If after trying out iPhoto's editing capabilities for a while you find you want more capability give Adobe Photoshop Elements for Mac a try. It's reasonably priced and can do about 75% or so of what the full Photoshop can do like these:
There's a free, open source application that's a lot like the full Photoshop: GIMP for Mac. Another full featured editor along these same lines is Pixelmator.
Some Image Editors That Support layers:
Photoshop Elements 11 for Mac - $79
Pixelmator - $60
GIMP for Mac - Free
So there are a lot of choices out there to investigate.

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