Adobe Threatens Microsoft With Suit

lseltzer writes "Adobe has threatened an antitrust suit against Microsoft, over PDF writing in Office 2007. Adobe wants Microsoft to separate the feature and charge extra for it. Microsoft has agreed to remove PDF writing, but won't charge extra." From the eWeek article: "In February, Adobe Chief Executive Bruce Chizen told Reuters he considered Microsoft to be the company's biggest concern. 'The competitor I worry about most is Microsoft,' Chizen said at the time. Adobe's PDF technology lets producers create and distribute documents digitally that retain designs, pictures and formatting. "

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couldnt microsoft countersue on the same grounds?

[plasmacutter]

I mean, adobe is trying to compel microsoft to price fix here!

Open PDF Competitor Sorely Needed

[airship]

I've thought for a long, long time that someone needs to develop a free and open competitor for the proprietary PDF format. As long as Adobe owns it, it's not as useful as it could be. It has become ubiquitous because it's so darned handy. But why can't the open source community come up with something new that's competitive?