'This isn't some kind of ploy to force people to upgrade rather, it's a recognition that resources are not infinite, and we need to focus our efforts on current and future technology.' 'It has always been Adobe's policy not to go backwards and do 'dot' releases on software that is no longer shipping,' he said. Nack explained that the decision came down to a matter of resources. Older versions of our creative software will not be updated to support Mac OS X Snow Leopard.' 'You may therefore experience a variety of installation, stability, and reliability issues for which there is no resolution.
'While older Adobe applications may install and run on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6), they were designed, tested, and released to the public several years before this new operating system became available,' said Adobe.