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Adobe’s John Warnock on Balancing Open Standards with Proprietary Software — and Maybe Calling Steve Jobs
Knowledge@Wharton published an interview I did with Adobe Systems co-founder and co-chairman John Warnock. Warnock discusses topics ranging from the origins of the company he founded with Chuck Geschke to the reason he doesn’t like to use Microsoft software and … Continue reading
Adobe’s New ‘In Your Face’ Attitude
The keynote addresses at Adobe Systems’ MAX developer’s conference this past week in Los Angeles contained the usual spate of product intros and partner announcements, including Adobe’s plans to bring the Flash Player to most of the major smartphone platforms … Continue reading
Adobe MAX 2009 in Pictures
For those who couldn’t attend Adobe Systems’ MAX 2009 conference — or for those who were there and want to relive some of the moments — photos from MAX 2009 in Los Angeles are in my Flickr photostream: Monday: Keynote … Continue reading
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PDF Evolution and Compatibility: A Personal Anecdote
Adobe senior principal scientist Jim King recently posted an item on his blog introducing a paper he authored titled “On the Evolution of PDF.” In that document, King discusses how Adobe Systems has worked to maintain the compatibility of their … Continue reading
The Return of the Revenge of the Webtop
From left to right: Microsoft’s Silverlight, Google’s Chrome OS and Adobe Systems’ AIR are all moving the web beyond the browser. As the oft-repeated story goes, in the latter half of the 1990s, Netscape co-founder Mark Andreessen boasted that Netscape … Continue reading
Adobe Flash Player 10 Ported to Most Smartphones — Except the iPhone
In today’s Adobe Systems Q2 earnings call, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen said that Adobe is seeing “tremendous adoption” of Flash across not just PCs, but all kinds of devices. Narayen stated that Adobe has ported Flash Player 10 to multiple … Continue reading
Flash on the iPhone: The Story Behind the Stories
How likely is it that we will see Adobe’s Flash running on Apple’s iPhone? Like the blind men touching different parts of the elephant and perceiving the creature variously as a snake, a rope, a spear, and a tree trunk, … Continue reading
Battle of the RIA Stars
Tech journalists often garner criticism for casting the competition between technology companies in overly dramatic terms, typically involving the language of warfare. “The Browser Wars.” “Blu-Ray Wins HD DVD Battle.” And so on. I’ve been guilty of this once or … Continue reading
What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been
On stage at Adobe’s MAX 2008 conference Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen introduced CTO Kevin Lynch who, in turn, served as Master of Ceremonies for presentations by a parade of programmers, product managers, and other Adobe tech types. Watching in the … Continue reading
Adobe MAX 2008 in Pictures
Until Adobe Systems gets around to posting sessions from this week’s MAX conference on Adobe TV, my Flickr photostream provides a quick visual overview of the main presentations from my vantage point at the event: Monday’s keynote Tuesday’s keynote Tuesday … Continue reading
