For a long-time now, Mac OS has been the favourite operating system for most creative professionals with most of the creative software they rely on optimized or built exclusively for Mac OS.

But over the last year or so, I have noticed Adobe becoming more and more Windows focused. Sure, their applications are Mac compatible but in short they like Windows way too much!

I grabbed the above screenshot from an Adobe Promotional video showing the features of Adobes answer to Final-Cut Pro, Adobe Premier CS3. The still from the video clearly shows Windows XP running on the Mac Book computer. Adobe, what’s going on?

Further to my argument, not so long ago (possibly an Adobe Live 2007) two Adobe presenters asked “Why don’t we have Macs” when they experienced difficulties connecting a Windows notebook computer.

And finally, let’s look at what applications are included in “Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection”, notice that the last two applications are exclusively for the Windows platform.

• Adobe InDesign® CS3
• Photoshop® CS3 Extended
• Illustrator® CS3
• Acrobat® 8 Professional
• Flash® CS3 Professional
• Dreamweaver® CS3
• Fireworks® CS3
• Contribute® CS3
• After Effects® CS3 Processional
• Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3
• Soundbooth™ CS3
• Encore® CS3
• Adobe Bridge CS3
• Version Cue® CS3
• Device Central CS3
• Dynamic Link
• Adobe OnLocation™ CS3 (Windows® only)
• Ultra® CS3 (Windows® only).

But don’t worry Mac users, Adobe have a solution for the short comings heir £1200 software suite, “Adobe OnLocation requires Boot Camp and Windows (purchased separately) or a separate Windows based computer”.

Still, those MacBook computers look mighty fine…

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