It is interesting that the discussion is focused two partner-competitor relationships and not (as far as what has leaked) mostly-competitor relationships such as Microsoft, Palm/Elevation, Nokia or Sony. I wonder if the discussion was broader and the leaker has some reason to poison the cooperation that exists between these companies?<p>It is ironic that Jobs voices frustration with Adobe for not putting more effort in optimizing Flash for MacOS, in that Adobe's conservation of resources comes from their lack of a strong competitor (and MacOS's weak share of their user base). It is ironic because without Google's potential competition in handheld devices Apple would undoubtably be just as lazy/conservative as Adobe.<p>It is shocking that Google is more of a handset discussion topic instead of Palm, Nokia and Microsoft. I think this speaks to how orthogonal Google's business model is compared to Apple's. Apple's mindset is one of fee for service, like HBO. Google's mindset is one of free for ads, like broadcast TV. This not only gives Google a consumer-cost advantage in handsets but also in areas such as online services.