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In an Adobe blog post on Saturday, John Dowdell, who who works in customer relations for the company, challenged Apple to be more forthright in the way it communicates.”Get your CEO to either talk, or not,” he said. “Put some skin in the game, put your rep on the line with attributed statements. The lack of confirmation, denial, or clarification from Apple PR about rumored quotes from The Great Man is telling.

“Adobe and Apple have had a rocky relationship for years, owning competition between Apple and Adobe in the video software arena, among other issues. Since the launch of the iPhone, the relationship has deteriorated as it has become clear that Apple doesn’t want Adobe’s Flash platform on the iPhone.

With Apple’s iPad announcement, that conflict has become more public.

At the end of January, Apple held an employee meeting to answer questions about its newly announced iPad. Accounts of the meeting and what Apple CEO Steve Jobs said from unnamed sources were widely reported.

At the meeting Jobs reportedly criticized Flash for being buggy and Adobe for being lazy. No official statement on the matter has been issued by Apple. Apple has long been known for its fanatical message control, having sued a blogger who revealed supposed secrets and demanded extraordinary secrecy from supply chain partners.

I need an excuse on why I choose to not drink any alcholoic beverages. I feel that it is a drug, a crutch, is extremely dangerous, and can have a perfectly good time without it. I like being in control of my body, and that is why I don't drink. However, when people I barely know ask me why I don't drink, etc.: what should I say that is short and sweet and gets the job done, without giving them a sermon and handing out pamphlets, therfore making them uncomfortable about their drinking habits.

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