> Adobe partially blames Mac OS for financial troubles
>
> by MacCentral Staff
> news@maccentral.com
>
> August 12, 9:55 a.m. ET
>
>
>
>
> Adobe has announced it is "streamlining its senior management team,
>reorganizing its operational
> divisions, implementing a cost reduction program," due to a slump in
>revenue for the
> graphics-software giant. The company said quarterly revenue will likely
>be $220 million to $225
> million, down slightly from $230 million the year before. Like many other
>companies who have
> experienced financial trouble, Adobe is blaming part of the problem on
>weak Mac OS software
> demand.
>
> The company says there is a "slowing sales of software used on Apple
>Computer Inc.'s Macintosh
> machines," while Windows sales for the company are on the upside. The
>company also cites Asian
> market turmoil as a negative factor saying "demand in Japan has fallen
>off a cliff due to a recession."
>
> We recently reported that other Macintosh software companies such as
>Macromedia and Diehl
> Graphsoft have reported sharp increases in Macintosh software sales, with
>Macromedia reporting that
> Macintosh sales accounted for more of the company's revenues than
>Windows-based products. In that
> light, Adobe's report of a Macintosh market down-turn comes as a surprise.
>
> More information is available from http://www.adobe.com.
Absolute bullshit. Adobe turned it's back on the Mac market (Adobe was so
arrogant about this that they would go to Mac shows and demo their software
on PC's), released a shitty upgrade for Illustrator, and kissed Microsoft's
ass. This is what they got for their efforts.
Tim
--Don't go lookin' for snakes you might find them. ...Metallica
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> Adobe partially blames Mac OS for financial troubles
>
> by MacCentral Staff
>
> August 12, 9:55 a.m. ET
>
>
>
>
> Adobe has announced it is "streamlining its senior management team, reorganizing its operational
> divisions, implementing a cost reduction program," due to a slump in revenue for the
> graphics-software giant. The company said quarterly revenue will likely be $220 million to $225
> million, down slightly from $230 million the year before. Like many other companies who have
> experienced financial trouble, Adobe is blaming part of the problem on weak Mac OS software
> demand.
>
> The company says there is a "slowing sales of software used on Apple Computer Inc.'s Macintosh
> machines," while Windows sales for the company are on the upside. The company also cites Asian
> market turmoil as a negative factor saying "demand in Japan has fallen off a cliff due to a recession."
>
> We recently reported that other Macintosh software companies such as Macromedia and Diehl
> Graphsoft have reported sharp increases in Macintosh software sales, with Macromedia reporting that
> Macintosh sales accounted for more of the company's revenues than Windows-based products. In that
> light, Adobe's report of a Macintosh market down-turn comes as a surprise.
>
> More information is available from http://www.adobe.com.
Absolute bullshit. Adobe turned it's back on the Mac market (Adobe was so arrogant about this that they would go to Mac shows and demo their software on PC's), released a shitty upgrade for Illustrator, and kissed Microsoft's ass. This is what they got for their efforts.
Tim
--
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