http://disqus.com/people/62580146ee2eff52be6c02bd6f43e400/enMon, 05 Jun 2006 14:07:38 -0000http://tlf.disqus.com/adobe_vs_microsoft_ii_users_lose/#comment-1446100If Microsoft is using or reverse-engineering Adobe code, Adobe hasn't used that as an argument yet. PDF is a published standard, and lots of people have written their own PDF-generation code.<br><br>By threatening this suit, Adobe has done serious damage to itself. Up to now, it was assumed that PDF was an open format that anyone could generate. Now Adobe is saying that it can yank permission to generate PDF's, creating uncertainty for everyone. This increases the attractiveness of alternative formats.Gary McGathMon, 05 Jun 2006 14:07:38 -0000