14 DAY TRIAL // It appears that Adobe simply doesn't want to play nice with Mac users. After a lengthy delay before releasing software compatible with the new Intel based Macs, the company is now reporting that it may take some time before Creative Suite applications are fully Leopard compatible.
Originally scheduled for the beginning of the year, Leopard was pushed back to an October release date. Furthermore, Apple has been providing developers with the latest preview builds for many months now, specifically so they can test their programs and make sure that everything is in working order. Despite this, Adobe Chief Executive Bruce Chizen told Reuters in an interview that "CS3 hasn't fully been tested under Leopard. If it doesn't work, we will make the necessary adjustments."
The reasoning behind this warning according to Adobe CEO: the company has not received a final copy of Leopard with which to test its software. It is quite amazing to see Adobe in action on this one. There might be delays, but they are Apple's fault because they have not provided Adobe with a final copy of Leopard? maybe that's because there isn't one yet. And even so, the company has had every opportunity to do pre-testing on the preview builds and see if there are any potential issues. The final version of Leopard is not going to be pulled out of a hat, it will be based on the current version available to developers for testing.
It seems silly that a huge company such as Adobe would not have the sense to do some preventive testing using the preview Leopard builds instead of sitting on its hands and waiting for the final version to be hand delivered to them by Jobs. Perhaps what they are truly trying to do with this announcement is get people used to the idea of a delay, because they have tested their Creative Suite with Leopard and have come up against issues that they have not yet resolved.