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Microsoft to Introduce PDF competitor 'Metro'
RustNeverSleeps writes "Computerworld reports that Microsoft will be including a new document format called 'Metro' with Longhorn. Apparently, Metro is intended to be a competitor to Adobe's PDF and Postscript formats. The format will be open and available for royalty-free licensing, and will be based on XML. Can we expect Microsoft to do this right? If they do, I think it could be a good thing." Reader gsfprez is less optimistic: "... I noticed the main, and probably most important difference between old and busted PDF and new-hotness Metro (besides the Queer Eye styled name)... 'We will offer products based on this next generation RIP technology and make them available under license to printer manufacturers and software integrators worldwide.' Yes, I can see it now - entire industries undoing their time-tested, battle hardend PDF-based workflows with free and open files all for the chance to use patented, pay-for-use Microsoft proprietary workflows, software, and files. Good luck with that, guys."
metrosexual?
get a free laptop
We had that sucker out here in Australia as well... small ugly and totally useless for large people. I dont think that we had the square steering wheel though. Or I am just having nightmares from my days in the UK a couple of years back now...
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Wasn't there a British car called the Metro - small, ugly, and had a square steering wheel (I'm not making this up)?
Wasn't that a Yugo? Those cars were so cheap that the CD player skipped every time the speedometer hit 55 MPH.
An ultra small car, but pretty impressive MPG, even for 1997. I wouldn't dare drive this on a highway, but if you live in a city, wouldn't be a bad car to get around inexpensively. If you want a newer and roomier car, a Volkswagon Jetta would be a better choice.