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Microsofts PDF Play

PDFzone Special Report: Microsoft's PDF Play

Microsoft planned to offer a "Save to PDF" function in Office 2007, but the threat of legal action from Adobe may have them reconsidering.

Microsoft to Adobe: Deal or No Deal?

Adobe wants MS to remove PDF functionality from Office 2007 and wants changes in MS's new document display and printing technology. But Redmond has made a counter offer. Is antitrust action looming?

Adobe to Sue Microsoft Over PDF Support in Office 2007?

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Adobe is poised to sue Microsoft over Microsoft's planned PDF support in Office 2007. Microsoft allegedly is removing the export-to-PDF capability at Adobe's request.

Look Out, Acrobat: Microsoft XPS Is on Your Tail

Opinion: Upon further review, the Windows page-rendering technology, formerly known as "Metro," could pose major headaches for Adobe.

Microsoft to Build PDF Support into Office 12 Suite

The software kingpin also is releasing pre-Beta 1 Office 12 bits to some of its Most Valuable Professionals. (Microsoft Watch)

Pundits Ponder Office 12's PDF Support

Some industry watchers are surprised that Microsoft is adding a PDF export capability to Office 12. Others are nonplussed. And still others are cautious about reading too much into the Redmond software makers' latest move. Microsoft Watch

Adobe, Analysts Welcome Microsoft's Move to PDF

Microsoft has announced support for Adobe's PDFs just two weeks after the state of Massachusetts announced it will use only nonproprietary document formats. Is there a connection?

MS Office: Bill's PDF Widget

Opinion: Gates joins the ever-growing PDF developer ecosystem with native export to PDF in the next version of Microsoft Office.

Is Microsoft Running Scared of OpenDocument?

Opinion: It's not coincidence that after Massachusetts made it clear that it would support open formats, Microsoft is now going to include PDF in the next version of Office.

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6.5.2006 WWJD: What Would John (Warnock) Do? Opinion: Both cowboys are wearing the black hats in the latest Microsoft-Adobe shootout, but Adobe's got a lot more to lose by forcing PDF out of Office.

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