In a relatively short timeframe, Adobe acquired an online word processor, created a cool color tool, released a free document sharing tool and announced online versions of Photoshop and Premiere.
Now you might think that this is simply Adobe's latest attempt to grow the company by entering waters previously traversed by the likes of Google and Yahoo! But I feel that there's more to it. Specifically, there is one important advantage that having popular web applications will give Adobe: a new avenue for increasing the rate of Flash Player penetration.
I'm going to cut down on my speaking engagements in 2008 as there are a lot of other things I want to do but I will still be speaking at several events, one of which is FITC Amsterdam where I'm presenting a session titled Beyond the Buttons: