Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 4th Jun 2006 12:59 UTC
Microsoft is making changes to the next versions of both Office and Windows as part of an effort to head off a legal challenge from Adobe Systems. Microsoft said earlier Friday that it expects an antitrust suit from Adobe after months of negotiations in which the companies failed to reach an accord. The software maker is unilaterally making changes to both Office 2007 and Windows Vista in an effort to assuage some of Adobe's concerns. More important, the move is an attempt to lower the chances that an injunction could stop Microsoft from shipping those products.
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RE: I don't think Adobe has actually done anything.
by MonsieurEvil on Sun 4th Jun 2006 23:29
in reply to "I don't think Adobe has actually done anything."
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Most articles I've seen are based on speculation by folks at Microsoft, not based on actual actions by Adobe.
Until Adobe actually *does* something related to this issue, I see no reason to hold them accountable.
Ehhh, huh? Do you suppose MS added 'save as PDF' to Office after years of customer request in order to remove it for no reason? The reason Adobe has nothing to say is the same reason every company suddenly clams up - they won't comment on a pending lawsuit.
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2005-07-06
This is typical of Adobe's strong-handed tactics. They'd do anything to screw over the consumer as long as it gives them the chance to make a cent.
I don't typically do things out of spite, but I'm tempted to switch to XPS (which is nicer than PDF anyhow) for that very reason.