Is Adobe the Next Microsoft?

Adobe could be the next Microsoft... and that's not necessarily a compliment. Today, ZDNet News published an article titled "Is Adobe the next (pre-2002) Microsoft?" in which they compare the rising number of security holes being found and exploited in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Acrobat Reader with the problem Microsoft had with vulnerabilities being exploited in their products years ago. It was so bad that among many circles, suggesting Microsoft products as a solution to whatever requirements you needed to meet was grounds for public humiliation. Their products were known targets and it was understood by many that using certain MS software was risky. No software is really 100% safe, but Microsoft took it seriously and became very proactive about addressing the (technical and image) issue both internally before software is released and publicly when a vulnerability is found. The article does give Adobe credit for being proactive and doing a reasonable job addressing vulnerabilities when they're found, but doesn't hide an opinion that Adobe still has a way to go.

The ZDNet article is online at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-329118.html