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Microsoft takes on PDF

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the enter-the-competition dept.

bhhenry writes "Linux Format reports on a new Microsoft PDF-killer technology to be included in Office 11, called XDocs. From the article: "Adobe's stock took an immediate hit, and some analysts went so far as to compare Adobe to erstwhile MS competitor Netscape.""

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  1. Re:Sorry boys by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 1, Troll

    .pdf is a major ballache? how about fucking .doc? take the irritation of .pdf (with it's FREELY downlaodable cross-platform reading client) and multiply by a fucking million with .doc and it's $400 Mac and Win only MS Office shitbag client.

    Fuck Microsoft

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  2. Re:Monopoly Abuse? by irvmx · · Score: 0, Troll

    At the moment, that's a Republican administration more friendly to (read: owned by) big business than any in recent memory.
    Then why were Enron, etc allowed to steal money for the 8 years the Democrats were in power, and only charged with crimes after their 'friends' took office, hmm? Using the same 'logic' you could say that the Democrat DOJ was friendly to little Cuban boys.

  3. Re:Monopoly Abuse? by DrFrasierCrane · · Score: 0, Troll

    Would you like a little cheese with that whine?

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  4. Xdocs will feature... by jmv · · Score: 3, Troll

    Many enhancements over PDF, including:
    - Windows-only support
    - Enforces "Digital Restrictions Management"
    - Break the format at every new Office version
    - EULA that gives MS copyright for all your documents ...but unfortunately with MS marketing it might even catch on :(

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  5. Re:PDF? by Isle · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yes:

    Q. What is HYPE and what does it have to do with HypeDocs?

    A. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah hyperblah blah blah blah hype blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

    Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blabberblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

  6. Trolls Meeting Today by KoolDude · · Score: 0, Troll


    In a significant attempt to improve International Trolling(tm), the Association of Slashdot Trollers (AST) are holding a round-table conference in a mysterious location. This has reflected in the number of score 0 and above comments in /. to as high as 405 of a total of 408 comments.
    Officials of the AST were not available for further comments. However, one of the AST members who happened to be still trolling /. said that "he was appointed by the AST to monitor the mission-critical auto-trolling systems".
    For more info, logon to trollstation.com,
    AOL Keyword: Slashdotroll

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