The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, JDS
> <jeffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:04:09 -0400
> <pan.2006.10.17.19.04.09.620727@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:49:21 +0100, Gordon wrote:
>>
>>> So how come Open office has PDF capabilities?
>>
>> Because PDF is an "open", available, documented format that anyone can
>> implement.
>>
>> I'm not clear on the Adobe vs MS fight on PDF in MS Office.
>>
>
> Microsoft has created the XML Paper Specification (XPS),
> which is apparently its answer to PDF. (I have no clue
> as to why they bothered.)
They bothered because they want everyone to accept it as "the standard"
rather like they've tried to do with Office......
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