Here it is almost almost MacWorld 2008 Eve and I just dicovered an interesting and provocative article by Robert Cringley for PBS.org entitled: End Game: Why Apple Will Buy Adobe

"Steve Jobs has his Macworld keynote address coming and will no doubt deliver to us a few of the products we’ve all been predicting, presented with a level of showmanship simply not seen elsewhere in the industry. But my job this week is to look beyond products, to take a step back and give a long view of where Apple is headed. And the centerpiece of this analysis is my conclusion that Apple will inevitably buy Adobe Systems."….

and

…."Folks a lot smarter than I have wondered over the years about potential Apple mergers and acquisitions driven by Steve’s bloodlust. Apple-Disney, Apple-Google, Apple-TiVo, even Apple-Sun come to mind, but the only one that makes any sense to me at all is Apple-Adobe."….

and

"If such an acquisition were to take place it would have to be in 2008 while Avid and Microsoft still present credible competition to keep the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission from opposing such a merger. It would go easier, too, on W’s watch. I knew he was good for something."

Well that certainly is interesting and makes you think and wonder (and especially so if you happen to own Apple stock too I guess). This will be an interesting year for Apple that’s for sure.

Jerrald Hayes is both a Business Management & IT Consultant and a Building & Remodeling Contractor based out of Katonah NY.
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