> I'm more interested in how Adobe is a competitor to Apple (in a Windows-vs-Mac way). In four words: "Developers, developers, developers, developers." Adobe'

> I'm more interested in how Adobe is a competitor to Apple (in a Windows-vs-Mac way). In four words: "Developers, developers, developers, developers." Adobe's Flash is a platform for writing applications. Apple's Cocoa is a platform for writing applications. If developers were to all switch to Flash overnight, Adobe would control the application market. If Adobe didn't feel like supporting multi-tasking, no application would support multi-tasking because the Flash runtime wouldn't support it. Apple would lose control of its destiny. Make no mistake, Adobe and Apple are competitors, and I expect Apple to fight this one to the death. Why? I quote the old adage: "Why do rabbits run faster than foxes? Because the rabbit is running for his life, while the fox is only running for his supper." Adobe has not bet the company on Flash, but Apple has bet the company on iPhone.