Perhaps the thinking is that a company so poorly run will eventually move from shooting itself in the foot to something more drastic. Plus, Apple would be forced to maintain a lot of of PC apps that Adobe has built - something Apple would have little interest in.Īpple's current approach is to bust Adobe when it can, say, on the Flash issue, and try to build better products than Adobe, for example, Aperture vs. There would also be antitrust issues with Apple acquiring Adobe because they compete in so many areas. Even so, it would be a delicious sight for many if Apple were to buy Adobe, fire all the VPs, clean up the product line, and motivate the programmers to start writing a new breed of brilliant, Mac savvy Cocoa apps. Apple stays away from failing companies* or companies that wouldn't make immediate contributions to Apple's strategy. History has shown, however, that Apple only buys successful companies that can make a contribution to Apple. Some believe that Apple should buy Adobe and put most of the current execs out to pasture. Sure, they'll take a hit, but Adobe will survive even if Flash falls by the wayside. On Wednesday, a rumor was posted at TechCrunch about how Hulu might, repeat might, be coming to the iPad, sans Flash.Įven if Hulu were to come to the iPad, sans a Flash player, it wouldn't be the end of Adobe as a company. Apple doesn't think Flash is secure enough and would rather move to open standards.Īpple is betting that those who want to jump on the cash bandwagon of the iPhone and iPad will give up on Flash, or a least add support Apple's way of doing things.
#APPLE FORUM FOR ADOBE ACROBAT ON MAC UPDATE#
Apple solved that problem in its latest Security Update by including the latest version and forcing an update - essentially a kick in Adobe's teeth.Īnd then there is, as we well know, the latest ruckus about Flash not being supported on the iPhone and recently announced iPad. Adobe has provided Mac users, who use only the Flash plug-in, with no automatic update mechanism. Security issues in Acrobat reader and Flash have been notable.
#APPLE FORUM FOR ADOBE ACROBAT ON MAC SOFTWARE#
Adobe doesn't seem to adhere to the latest and best practices for software development on the Mac, instead, pursing their own idea of how development should be done. The Adobe Create Suite has been a source of problems for many, creating instabilities in their systems. I'll list the impressions I've gleaned over the last year. The list of sins that Adobe has committed just keeps growing. Nowadays, however, Adobe just seems to be a thorn in the side of Apple. There was a time, long ago, when Adobe was a hip company under John Warnock that made great products complementary to Apple.
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