Adobe
I’m fairly agnostic about the whole Adobe-Apple scuffle. But I can certainly see why Apple wants to keep Adobe from controlling the user experience for their product. Adobe sees their user’s machines as something that belongs to Adobe, not the user. The user is just a way for Adobe to make money and you can just about see the contempt Adobe has for them.
Case in point - I just got a notification under Windows that Adobe Reader had an update. As part of the installation, it placed a shortcut for Reader on my desktop. I noticed this while the installation was going, so I removed it right away. As the installer was exiting, it noticed this and placed another shortcut on my desktop.
Someone had to code it this way - this wasn’t an innocent oversight. They actively put in a check for that desktop shortcut and went against the wishes of the user in this case.
And you wonder why Apple might not want Adobe exerting their influence over the iPhone and iPad?
