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Adobe to sue Apple now?
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Good!!
I love my Apple products, but I think Mr. Jobs is acting childish when it comes to Adobe...
Even though they're (Adobe) going to lose in the end! It's worth a try!!
So you acknowledge no laws have been broken, but you want the legal system abused as, what, a way to punish Steve Jobs? Seriously?
Are they going to also sue for Apple not including Shockwave? Get a life Adobe, just because the anti-Apple zealot nerds are on your side doesn't mean the law is.
I hope not, they are probably not a target right now and joining in would GUARANTEE they are done.
While I don't like how Apple is being so controlling and anti-Adobe right now, I'm not sure what law they are breaking. I doubt they could be considered a monopoly. Are their actions anti-competitive and could that be a legitimate lawsuit? Is it illegal to prevent software from running on your platform just because you don't like it? Not sure. Should be interesting to see what happens.
The smell of death is in the air, the adobe shareholders really need to sack the board before its to late, fighting this is madness, as i said apple are quite entitles to make what ever terms and conditions they want on there own product, Adobe have attached them selves to apple like a leach and now apple have had enough they dont like it, relationships between companies change, get over it, they blew it years ago let alone publicly slating apple regarding flash and the iPhone, we all know how Steve loves that.
If Adobe are to survive they either need to stop moaning and move on or a change in leadership is needed to repair the relationship with Apple.
Agreed. This is going to take them in the exactly opposite direction they should be taking, as far as their relationship with Apple goes.
They need to make up new rules for that.
After that, they could sue Apple. Dumb company, who believe their legal department.
After that, they could sue Apple. Dumb company, who believe their legal department.
This is not about facts, it's about PR. The issue is ethical, not legal. Apple is being accused of changing the rules for submitting apps to it's store specifically to block the efforts of Adobe.
This wont go very far in the courts, but the media and technocracy will eat this up and further sour Apple's image.
This wont go very far in the courts, but the media and technocracy will eat this up and further sour Apple's image.
I love Apple products but this DRM/App store lock in really has to end. It's downright anti-competitive not to allow others to have software on there.
They could simply have a slider in prefers to allow non-app store apps.
is counting on it. So you want Adobe to get embroiled in a difficult (if not impossible, as it seems) legal battle but ALSO lose money?
I'll believe it when the suit is filed. Even then, it might be grand standing. Maybe there is some slander, but I don't know if Jobs or anyone at Apple made any statement that wasn't true.
The relationship between Apple and Adobe has reputedly been pretty poor, I don't know how a lawsuit would improve it.
The relationship between Apple and Adobe has reputedly been pretty poor, I don't know how a lawsuit would improve it.
Apple might as well be considered the MS for the media/smartphone world at this moment.
I'm glad, but I'm a bit worried now.. @ Adobe.com you cannot pre-order Adobe CS5 for Mac =/ only the PC??
There better be CS5 for MAC!!!! I've said it many times before but If there isn't Apple is loosing me as a Mac User.. and I'm sure other Designers aswell..
There better be CS5 for MAC!!!! I've said it many times before but If there isn't Apple is loosing me as a Mac User.. and I'm sure other Designers aswell..
It's in the developer license agreement that Apple can deny any kind of project for any reason they want, right? At least something along those lines, at least. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, I don't think you can seriously argue that Apple is doing anything illegal.
No.
The difference between a legal monopoly and an illegal monopoly is not determined by market share.
I don't think Apple's image looked good before Adobe announcement.
This suing thing won't make any different...
I've never experienced any problems regarding Flash with my browsers.. it only happens on Safari.. =/ I've tried Firefox and Opera and it seems to be fine on those..