Adobe v. Apple Standoff
Has the long-running rivalry between Steven Jobs and Adobe Flash finally come to a head? Although no law suit is currently pending, rumors of a possible law suit spread like wildfire after Apple changed its SDK language; thereby keeping Flash off iPhone and iPad platforms. While neither party is commenting about the potential suit, the relationship between Apple and Adobe has been contentious for quite some time. This is evidenced in Mel Martin’s article, Rumor: Adobe to sue Apple over SDK rules, where Jobs called Adobe “‘buggy,’ littered with security holes, and a ‘CPU hog.’”
Further evidence of their tumultuous relationship appears in Cade Metz’s article, Adobe to sue Apple ‘within weeks,’ says report, which quotes Adobe platform evangelist Lee Brimelow as telling Apple to “Go screw yourself.”
For now, only time will tell if anything will come of these rumors or even under what basis Adobe could sue Apple. What we can be sure of is a law suit will take years before there is a final resolution.
