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In digital documents, Web applications and image editing, Adobe has a healthy head start. But Microsoft is making some noise.
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I wish they would just go away.
I wish they would just go away.
experience CNET always says that the company who has that
market should be somehow scared. As a media pro, I've been
on top of this every day. PDF is the format of choice on all
platforms andf across all OSs. Microsoft's format is Windows
only and doesnt interface with the billion dollar graphics
industry. PDF files sent over the net can be viewed on any
machine using any OS with any browser. By Microsoft's nature
they limit their stuff to their stuff. Will you be able to view docs
in Firefox? On a Mac? On Linux? I dount it. I tried Acrylic and
frankly it stinks. Photoshop doesnt have to be worried. Adobe
has 20 years of development in these products and seems so far
ahead of the curve--and they keep moving forward. MS is trying
to catch up and is merely a blip on the radar. MS should stick to
it's virus plaqued OS and Spyware happy browser and fixing all
the issues surronding those.
- This is Lunacy! Adobe is way ahead.
- by richl59 June 25, 2005 8:56 AM PDT
- Whenever MS attempts to enter a market that they have no
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Showing 2 of 2 pages (52 Comments)experience CNET always says that the company who has that
market should be somehow scared. As a media pro, I've been
on top of this every day. PDF is the format of choice on all
platforms andf across all OSs. Microsoft's format is Windows
only and doesnt interface with the billion dollar graphics
industry. PDF files sent over the net can be viewed on any
machine using any OS with any browser. By Microsoft's nature
they limit their stuff to their stuff. Will you be able to view docs
in Firefox? On a Mac? On Linux? I dount it. I tried Acrylic and
frankly it stinks. Photoshop doesnt have to be worried. Adobe
has 20 years of development in these products and seems so far
ahead of the curve--and they keep moving forward. MS is trying
to catch up and is merely a blip on the radar. MS should stick to
it's virus plaqued OS and Spyware happy browser and fixing all
the issues surronding those.