Adobe's software not fully tested on new Mac OS

BOSTON, USA: Adobe Systems Inc's Photoshop, Illustrator and other Creative Suite 3 programs have not been fully tested with the latest version of Apple's operating system due for release next month, which could lead to incompatibility issues.

A substantial proportion of Adobe users are also Apple Mac users, with many waiting for the new Mac OS X operating system, code-named "Leopard."

"CS3 hasn't fully been tested under Leopard," Adobe Chief Executive Bruce Chizen said. "If it doesn't work, we will make the necessary adjustments."

He said Adobe had not received a final copy of Leopard with which the software could be tested.

"What I think Chizen is saying is that they want more time than what Apple is giving them to make sure everything works," said Chris Swenson, an analyst with market research firm NPD. "They just don't want any hiccups that could hurt sales," he added.

However, no comments have been received from Apple officials.

Apple has said it will introduce the highly anticipated new operating system in October. The release was delayed so Apple could deploy engineers to work on software for the iPhone.

It may be recalled that Microsoft's Vista operating system, which went on sale in November of last year, also has had some incompatibility issues with other types of software.