Microsoft can’t catch a break, even when it comes to software that is supposedly open-source. Their upcoming operating system, Windows Vista, has already been delayed twice (with speculation of a third delay eminent). Now, Adobe is threatening Microsoft with an antitrust suit if they don’t remove support for Adobe’s popular PDF format from both Vista and Office 2007. Well, there’s another strike against Office ‘07. Here’s the deal, the PDF format is suppose to be an open format which means anyone should be able to use it. And everyone else does. Apple has this built into OSX and OpenOffice and WordPerfect both support it as well. Why all of the sudden is it off limits to Microsoft?
First thought that came to my mind was, “Is Adobe afraid of competition?” Then I got to thinking. Hello! Microsoft has already developed a competitor to the PDF format called XPS. So if Adobe doesn’t want competition, then why would they sue over the use of it when Microsoft can just pull it and use their own format? This makes no sense at all on Adobe’s part. But, then again, when was the last time that a tech company has made the decision to sue someone that turned out to be a valid lawsuit?
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