Google Earth's Linux Version to be Native

I noticed a quote from the Picasa for Linux FAQ
(http://picasa.google.com/linux/faq.html) on
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/index.php?p=124

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Q:  Will more Google applications be ported to Linux under Wine?
If Picasa for Linux is successful, then other Google applications (and
future versions of Picasa) may also be ported using Wine.  (Google
Earth won't be one of them, though; it will be a native Linux
application.)  For more info on Wine, please visit http://winehq.org.
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=D
Also, Picasa can be added via a repository URL; as per the FAQ:
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free
CK