In a market that once viewed Adobe as the untouchable sovereign of the creative suite, the latest headline has struck a dissonant chord: Adobe has reported three straight quarters of losses. For a company that pioneered the "software-as-a-service" (SaaS) gold standard, this sustained downturn marks a critical inflection point. While top-line revenue remains substantial, the widening gap in net profitability suggests that the transition to an AI-first architecture—led by the