Adobe’s recent decision to pull support away from Air for Linux might be the first in a series of market adjustments designed to throttle its bottom line with Android rather than the traditional Linux platform. But the move could cost the company a bank roll of good will. Adobe officials do not see their action as hampering relations with the Linux community. Instead, they hope to profit from the newly won favor of Android users. And since Android is still in the Linux family, Adobe’s stance against the Linux desktop may cause only a few hard feelings among other Linux clan members.
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Adobe's Vanishing Linux Air Support: Personal or Strictly Business?
Posted by: Jack M. Germain July 1, 2011 05:00 AMAdobe’s recent decision to pull support away from Air for Linux might be the first in a series of market adjustments designed to throttle its bottom line with Android rather than the traditional Linux platform. But the move could cost the company a bank roll of good will. Adobe officials do not see their action as hampering relations with the Linux community. Instead, they hope to profit from the newly won favor of Android users. And since Android is still in the Linux family, Adobe’s stance against the Linux desktop may cause only a few hard feelings among other Linux clan members.