I remember back when the iPad was released, Steve Jobs told the world that the reason the iPad didn't support Adobe Flash was because Adobe could not write good software and Flash was the cause of the majority of computer crashes. In effect he was saying Adobe didn't know how to program well. I personally find this ironic because I consider Apple to be guilty of the same thing.
First off let me say I totally agree with Steve Jobs, Adobe software does suck. My biggest gripe is it's bloatware factor, meaning it installs way too much. Case in point Adobe Reader. This program is over 110 MB in size and all it does it display PDF documents. Compare that to SumatraPDF which is about 4 MB in size. And I've never had compatibility problems with SumatraPDF, it opens and correctly displays every PDF I've thrown at it. Why is Adobe Reader so big? That's a good question.
But Apple is guilty of the same "sin." The latest version of Apple's iTunes software installs over 410 MB of files!!! To give you a point of reference, Media Player Classic Home Cinema is about 12 MB in size. So again, why does iTunes install so many files. I think the root problem is developer laziness. Apple iTunes installs tons of files for every possible language. iTunes should only install files for the language I'm currently using. If I speak English do I really want 100 other languages installed on my computer?
So in conclusion; Apple and Adobe both suck at producing software. Their developers are lazy and we the consumers are the ones who pay the price. I recommend avoiding them if at all possible.
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