GOOD DAY FOR: The bigger picture, as Adobe is launching a free online version of Photoshop today. Photoshop Express is the latest software franchise seeking to expand its presence among younger users who primarily work online. “This is the battlefield where Adobe and Microsoft and Google are going to fight some pretty big battles,” said analyst Kathleen Maher at Jon Peddie Research. (AP in Yahoo! Finance)
BAD DAY FOR: High-flying confidence, after American Airlines grounded about 320 flights over concerns about wiring in its MD-80 aircraft. The FAA had flagged those aircraft as inadequately inspected. Delta said it was running tests on 133 related MD-90 and MD-88 planes. “This isn’t a safety issue,” said Teal Group analyst Richard Aboulafia. “But reliability is becoming a concern.” (Los Angeles Times, free registration)
