Apple’s highly-anticipated new operating system revision, OS X Leopard, is due out next month (barring any more iPhone related delays). In a curious move, Adobe Systems has admitted that Creative Suite 3, their flagship new software collection for multimedia creatives, may not be fully compatible with the new OS from Cupertino. Stating that Adobe has “not received a final copy of Leopard,” Exec Bruce Chizen revealed that “CS3 hasn’t fully been tested under Leopard,” and promised “If it doesn’t work, we will make the necessary adjustments.”

This nervous corporate posturing strikes me as odd…how do you read it? Why has Adobe made this announcement now, prior to the Leopard release? Is this an attempt to take a pass at Apple publically for making them wait to test the new OS? Maybe shame them into sending a copy earlier? Or perhaps Adobe suspects a specific incompatibility and is attempting to position the blame on Apple? The bottom line is that if you depend on CS3, you may need to consider holding off on the Leopard upgrade for the present. They don’t call it the bleeding edge for no reason.

(Thanks for the tip, Randall)