[umjames]

I don't know how Apple would feel about having to deal with all those enterprise customers who run Adobe software on PCs only. Also, a number of Adobe products don't have Mac versions, like ColdFusion and JRun. Yes, there are still places that rely on this software.

[rbanffy]

> Yes, there are still places that rely on this software.

Killing JRun and Cold Fusion would be doing them a favor.

[dbrannan]

You are speaking out of ignorance.

[etherael]

Speaking as someone who worked multiple cf projects over multiple years, no, he's not.

[rbanffy]

Well... On the other hand, killing CF and JRun to doom them to IIS and .NET is not exactly helpful...

[etherael]

Helpful to whom? of all the devs I've ever met that have used CF, the most positive thing I've ever heard said about it is that "they're used to its failings and it's comfortable". I can't help but think Microsoft's tools are a much more appealing value proposition than Adobe's in this particular space.

[rbanffy]

Microsoft's tools may be more appealing than Cold Fusion or JRun, but they are still less appealing than pretty much everything else this side of Java.

At least with CF and (IIRC) JRun you are not locked into Windows...

[rbanffy]

Sadly, no.

[dbrannan]

Coldfusion runs on Mac, not certain about JRun.

[ctravis]

Killing off the Mac version of CS would do a pretty good job halting Apple's inroads into enterprise

[jrockway]

What's "CS"? Unless it's Outlook's calendaring, I doubt it will have any effect on "the enterprise". Remember, most people only use their computers to send email, setup meetings, and browse Facebook.

[ctravis]

Correct, but a large chunk of corporations have in house creative departments and many(if not most) use macs. Killing the Mac version of CS would force them to switch back to PC.

[sstrudeau]

Or continue to use the last available version for Mac until a viable replacement is available for their preferred platform.

[jcl]

Or run one of several emulation options.

[tuacker]

CS is shorthand for Creative Suite. A collection of several Adobe products into one package available in several flavors.

http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/