While I usually don’t quote entire posts, this one from my buddy Kevin Lipe is worth it:
What I don’t get about this whole thing is this: Why the hell does Adobe feel like it has to “beat Apple”? Adobe makes application software and browser plugins. Apple makes computers, phones, and operating systems (and yeah, they have pro apps, but ask anybody who uses them: they sort of half-ass all of that these days).
Where’s the competition? Because Adobe’s got their panties in a twist because Apple won’t put their crash-heavy, usefulness-light browser plugin on a mobile phone?
Adobe should go back to making good programs that people want to use, and not worry about Flash. I can’t imagine that brings in a great deal of their revenue. Microsoft is not the way to get back to their core competencies—Microsoft doesn’t even have a core competency anymore.