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Re: Adobe Explains the Exclusion of PDF from MS Office

__/ [ High Plains Thumper ] on Friday 16 June 2006 09:07 \__

> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> news:3127339.3Y0Wq34dll@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
> 
>> Adobe Speaks Out on Microsoft PDF Battle
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| "While much of the press coverage to date has centered on
>>| disputes over PDF and XPS [a competitive technology to
>>| PDF] in MS Office and Vista, the real issue is the
>>| protection of open standards," Adobe explains.
>> `----
>> 
>>   http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=22058
> 
> Interesting, I am glad they spoke up.

Adobe took quite a big blow yesterday:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060616/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_adobe

Lowered profits due to acquisitions, so stock fell despite positive response
of the DJ and NASDAQ indices.

Also worth reading:

http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20060614211058636

(2 days ago)

http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20060607091049902

(last week)

Best wishes,

Roy

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