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RisksandUncertainties
ThisAnnualReportcontainsforward-lookingstatements,
includingthoserelatedtoproductandmarketingplansand
marketestimates,thatinvolverisksanduncertainties,andactual
resultsmaydiffermaterially.Factorsthatmightcauseorcon-
tributetosuchdifferencesinclude,butarenotlimitedto,adverse
changesingeneraleconomicandpoliticalconditionsinanyof
themajorcountriesinwhichAdobedoesbusiness;introduc-
tionofnewproductsbyexistingandnewcompetitors;delaysin
shipmentofournewproductsormajornewversionsofexisting
products;difcultiesintransitionstonewmarkets,including
theenterprise,government,corporatebusinessandconsumer
markets;inabilitytoattractandretainkeypersonnel;lackof
marketacceptanceofnewproductsandupgrades;integration
ofacquisitions;industrytransitionstonewbusinessmodels;
intellectualpropertydisputesandlitigation;marketrisksas-
sociatedwithourequityinvestments;weaknessindemandfor
applicationsoftware,computersandprinters;downwardsales
priceadjustments;renegotiationorterminationofroyaltyor
intellectualpropertylicensingarrangements;andchangesin
accountingrules.Forfurtherdiscussionoftherisksanduncer-
tainties,youshouldrefertoourSEClings,includingour2002
AnnualReportonForm10-K,whichisincludedaspartofthis
AnnualReport,aswellasourquarterlyreportsonForm10-Qto
beledin2003.Whenusedinthisreport,thewords“expects,”
“anticipates,”“intends,”“plans,”“believes,”“seeks,”“targets,”
“estimates,”“looksto,”“looksfor,”“strives,”andsimilarexpres-
sions,aswellasdescriptionsofAdobe’sfocusforthefuture,are
generallyintendedtoidentifyforward-lookingstatements.You
shouldnotplaceunduerelianceontheforward-lookingstate-
ments,whichspeakonlyasofthedateofthisAnnualReport.We
undertakenoobligationtopubliclyreleaseanyrevisionstothe
forward-lookingstatementsorreecteventsorcircumstances
afterthedateofthisdocument.
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