作为ISV(Independent Software Vendor,独立软件开发商), 无论大小,无论是组件开发商还是应用开发商,Microsoft都是最大的威胁。Microsoft的主要产品每发布一个新版本,就可能是宣布一批ISV的死刑。这不,Microsoft刚发布Office 2007 Beta 2,Adobe就不干了,向欧盟告Microsoft垄断。原因是,在Office 2007的所有产品中,都包含Save As PDF(保存为PDF)的功能.这个功能实际上就是要革Adobe的命。现在,这个案子还没有进入庭审,Microsoft顶不住了,已经将这个功能从Office 2007中去除。下面搜集了若干篇英文文章,如果有兴趣,请继续阅读。
This is a collection of articles regarding competition between Adobe Acrobat PDF and Microsoft XPS Office 2007. It will be updated from time to time.
- closed-door discussions have broken down, Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2006.
- There’s More to This Story, Microsoft Monitor Weblog, June 2, 2006.
- Clash of the Titans, Planet PDF, June 7, 2006.
- Legal issues around PDF support, Brian Jones: Open XML Formats, June 2, 2006.