The last few weeks have been filled with Apple taking an even more solid stance against Adobe. First it was with Apple not allowing Flash to run on iphones or iPads. Now they are blocking Adobe from being used by developers on apps designed for iphone os 4.0.

I am really getting tired of hearing all of the negative feedback from people slamming Apple for taking such a stance. Lets go back about 13 years (or so) ago and take a look at how Adobe treated Apple.

During the mid to late 90's Apple was struggling to keep afloat. Adobe took it upon themselves to turn their back on Apple all together. Everything that Adobe created was geared toward the windows community. From a business standpoint it made complete sense. Why would Adobe dedicate time and energy designing software for a company that appeared to be on their way out? It wasn't personal it was strictly business.

Now lets fast-forward to 2010. Apple is doing better then ever and now Adobe would like to taste a piece of that wonderful Apple pie. From Apples standpoint, Adobe has not "refreshed" their code enough to play well on any of their platforms. Apple would rather block the usage of their software (Flash) all together. This is mainly due to it being a resource hog and because Apple wants to provide the best user experience for their customers.

With the release of iPhone os 4.0, Apple has made the same decision with there application development.....no Adobe. This is mainly due to the new multitasking section of the code. Apple would rather have its developers use its platform and have the application work the way it is supposed to. Using another platform could result in many software bugs that could hinder the operation of its own devices. If you were to come out with a product, wouldn't you want to make sure it was going to work the way it was supposed to? I applaud Apple for taking this stance. Thats why I will continue to believe in their products. They make sure that their software and hardware will work together, as well as, making sure their customers are satisfied.

In the end it is all just a business decision. We all need to understand this. Did Steve Jobs take it personally back in the mid 90's? We will never know. The question is, would you?

Tags: 4.0, Adobe, Apple, Flash, Jobs, Steve, iPad, iPhone:os

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Comment by Kirk Grames on April 15, 2010 at 5:13am: :-)

Comment by cocky on April 15, 2010 at 1:44am: Adobe suing Apple is a joke. They have no chance in hell of winning a case on this. Adobe is desperate. Flash is dying and they are not a part of the most popular new technology (iPhone/iPad) and it's killing them. Well, payback is a bitch. Suck on that, Adobe.

Comment by Connor Bryant on April 14, 2010 at 7:19pm: Apple is being a bunch of jerks.

Comment by Kirk Grames on April 13, 2010 at 8:29pm: Its kind of humorous that Adobe went as far as trying to sue Apple. Kind of childish really....

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