Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer's not-so-secret meeting with Abode CEO Shantanu Narayen to discuss a joint battle strategy against Apple raised the tantalizing possibility of an Adobe buyout. That deal wouldn't just be good for Microsoft, it would be good for the future of the Web overall.
Despite declaring its love for Apple in major newspapers, Adobe hasn't always had a smooth working relationship with Apple -- perhaps less payback than incidental to Apple's plans to grab profit margin from chipmakers.


