14 January: Apple, Adobe, Scoble

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Today, the day really starts in the valley.

Press and blogosphere have been beating the drums about MacWorld since CES' most exciting thing was the not so funny prank by Richard Blakeley.

What will blow our minds today? Will Apple buy or merge with Adobe? Will the next iPhone have 3G, video camera, GPS (yawn)?

What if Apple would just open up? They could open up on so many fronts. I suggest:

- they license MacOS to other harware

- they create a true partner ecosystem around software

- they hire Scoble as Chief Evangelist

That wouldn't be the most exciting new product news but it would sure be an exciting cultural change for the company. Probably just as difficult as merging its culture with Adobe's would be.

Ahhh, enough speculation already, a couple of hours and we'll know.