One more thing...

[steve harley]

they whom i call Jonathan Sanderson wrote:
> On 14 Jan 2008, at 06:47, Scott Anguish wrote:
> 
>>> Now, when is Apple going to buy Adobe and TiVo?  They've got the cash.
>>
>>     What does TiVo have (aside from some patents perhaps) that Apple 
>> could really use?
> 
> I'd ask the same question about Adobe. Is it really worth all that cash 
> just for Photoshop, InDesign, and a modest number of people who'd rather 
> have Freehand?

ummm, Apple would also get Adobe's PDF code & expertise 
(something that could really improve Mac OS X is first-rate PDF 
handling)

and Adobe has a stronger foothold in web development -- not just 
Flash, but DreamWeaver, Adobe AIR and the integration with the 
design apps; we don't hear much about Web Objects any more, but 
perhaps there would be a synergy ...

however we'd have a whole nuther round of disappointment as 
competition declined where Apple & Adobe are both strong, plus, 
some Adobe suites are tantamount to an OS in themselves, which 
would really confuse Apple's goals

(just continuing the thought experiment, i have no expectation or 
desire for Apple & Adobe to merge)