PDF writing support to be removed from Office 2007

[Patrick Schmid]

Due to a legal struggle with Adobe, Microsoft is removing PDF writing
support from Office 2007. However, it plans to offer it as a free
download.
If you want to follow the discussion on this topic, Brian Jones's blog
seems to be best place. Brian Jones is the person in Microsoft
responsible for the new Office XML formats and his blog touches
frequently on political/legal issues involved with document formats:
http://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/archive/2006/06/02/613702.aspx

Patrick Schmid

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

So they're making it official? I just read that Adobe was threatening them
with a lawsuit.

 

[Patrick Schmid]

It does look very official to me, especially when it is on a sanctioned
MS Office blog.
I personally think this is the wrong business move by Adobe, because it
will scare away people from investing into PDF as its future as fully
open standard is now in question. If Microsoft is smart, they will make
sure that its competitor format to PDF, XPS, will be totally open and
also come with a covenant not to sue (similar to the new XML Office file
formats).

Patrick Schmid
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http://pschmid.net

So they're making it official? I just read that Adobe was threatening them
with a lawsuit.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Due to a legal struggle with Adobe, Microsoft is removing PDF writing
support from Office 2007. However, it plans to offer it as a free
download.
If you want to follow the discussion on this topic, Brian Jones's blog
seems to be best place. Brian Jones is the person in Microsoft responsible
for the new Office XML formats and his blog touches frequently on
political/legal issues involved with document formats:
http://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/archive/2006/06/02/613702.aspx

Patrick Schmid

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

My first impression was that it was just a blog, not an official press
release. HOWEVER...
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_WA_Microsoft_Adobe_Spat.html

It's nothing more than you can do with PrimoPDF right now with any version
of Office (and any other program on your computer) so it's not really a big
deal.
--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

It does look very official to me, especially when it is on a sanctioned MS
Office blog.
I personally think this is the wrong business move by Adobe, because it
will scare away people from investing into PDF as its future as fully open
standard is now in question. If Microsoft is smart, they will make sure
that its competitor format to PDF, XPS, will be totally open and also come
with a covenant not to sue (similar to the new XML Office file formats).

Patrick Schmid
--------------
http://pschmid.net

So they're making it official? I just read that Adobe was threatening
them
with a lawsuit.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Due to a legal struggle with Adobe, Microsoft is removing PDF writing
support from Office 2007. However, it plans to offer it as a free
download.
If you want to follow the discussion on this topic, Brian Jones's blog
seems to be best place. Brian Jones is the person in Microsoft
responsible
for the new Office XML formats and his blog touches frequently on
political/legal issues involved with document formats:
http://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/archive/2006/06/02/613702.aspx

Patrick Schmid