The crux of the article is this quote: "Vendors with slow release cycles (I’m looking at you Adobe) end up creating an additional delay before developers on th

The crux of the article is this quote: "Vendors with slow release cycles (I’m looking at you Adobe) end up creating an additional delay before developers on their platform can take advantage of the latest and greatest features from Apple. This is no good if Apple wants to be on the cutting edge." The author makes the common mistake of assuming a static market, in which developers on the intermediary platform are permanently fixed to that platform. In a fluid app market, what is the likelihood that those intermediary developers will stay loyal to their platform while developers on Apple's platform eat their lunch? Even if Apple didn't have a vendetta against Adobe, they would have a strong interest in preventing a flood of ported apps that, regardless of the quality, they simply aren't equipped to deal with given the current App Store workflow.