<p>The reactions to Apple's startling hire of a senior executive at Adobe, Kevin Lynch, as VP of Technology continue to roll in.</p><p>The Apple blogosphere is up in arms, with analyst John Gruber having called Lynch a "bozo" and "bad guy."</p><p>The animosity from diehard Apple fans seems to be based primarily on the fact that Lynch (and Adobe) advocated a technology that Steve Jobs panned -- Adobe's Flash.</p><p>Lynch worked for Adobe at the time, so it's hardly surprising that he was outspoken about Adobe's products. And now that the Flash argument is over (Apple won), hopefully the Apple faithful can forgive him for once having played for another team.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/kevin-lynch-is-the-new-ray-ozzie-2013-3">Keep reading...</a></p>