MacGroup: Adobe CEO speaks about the Mac/Intel switch

[Rex Baldazo]

A short Q&A with the CEO of Adobe, about the Mac/Intel switch:

http://news.com.com/2100-1046_3-5844899.html

--- Rex.



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[Lee Larson]

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