Adobe Gives Free Android Smartphone to Employees

In another move that could be (erroneously) construed as anti-Apple, Adobe, as part of its Flash 10.1 for Android development promotion, will be giving its employees free Android 2.1 smartphones –presumably either the Nexus One or Motorola Droid. I would not anticipate that the Droid Incredible is the giveaway phone since it is nearly sold out at vendors, and Google loves to hand out its Nexus One like it is a Tic-Tac.

CNET reports that it is unclear how many of the 8,600 Adobe workers are receiving the phones, but I assume that programmers involved with Flash 10.1 are the top candidates since they can field-test their program. I doubt that giving free Nexus Ones will land Adobe too large of a bill since Google probably has an overabundance of unsold units lying about.