Stores to Promote Adobe Software Update

Apple has offered five of its retail stores to Adobe Systems Inc. to promote the software developer’s very important Creative Suite 3 upgrade that runs native on Intel processors. Each of the stores will hold a 90-minute presentation at 6:30 p.m. on March 28th, the day after Adobe holds a New York press event to introduce the upgraded software, which will be streamed live on the Internet. Some analysts say that Mac desktop computer sales have lagged significantly since the Intel transition was announced in June 2005, as high-end users such as graphics professionals delayed new purchases in anticipation of this upgrade. Here’s a list of the stores and presentation times.