Adobe moves further into Google's orbit

From CNET News.com: If Adobe Systems had its druthers, Google Android would turn into the Microsoft Windows of the 21st century.

If there was any doubt that Adobe's mobile strategy is now tied to the long-term success of Android, it was removed by a day-long presentation by Adobe executives and managers about how Adobe is adapting its technologies to Android. Dubbed the "Android Summit," the series of presentations to the press emphasized how core Adobe technologies such as Flash and AIR are being optimized for Android on phones, tablets, and eventually televisions when Google TV is released.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, left unsaid during the series of presentations was one of the reasons why Adobe has fallen in love with Android. Adobe originally sought Apple as a partner, dating back to at least 2008 as iPhone growth exploded. But the Apple-Adobe rift was the story of this past spring, with Apple CEO Steve Jobs bashing Flash and Adobe in an open letter, Google and Adobe firing back during the Google I/O event in May, and the official shift of the battleground in the Great Fanboy Wars from Windows versus Mac to Android versus iPhone.

But Adobe has also been targeting Android for quite some time. As far back as November 2008 it was clear Apple didn't have much interest in working with Adobe, and development work on what would become Flash Player 10.1 started began on the G1 device, the first Android phone released, said Paul Betlem, senior director of engineering at Adobe.

Adobe sent a team of engineers down to Mountain View, Calif., to work with Google's Android team, and the two companies collaborated on the development of several aspects of the 10.1 Flash player, Betlem said. Adobe has since thrown its weight behind other Google Android-based projects, such as Google TV.

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