tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492774.post114951186536196096..comments2023-12-08T05:54:26.137-05:00Comments on Andrew MacNeill - AKSEL Solutions: Microsoft and Adobe: Leaving the way for Metro?Andrew MacNeillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03888444225785506598noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492774.post-1149602712478335832006-06-06T10:05:00.000-04:002006-06-06T10:05:00.000-04:00Steve, I agree that Office 2000 is still the main ...Steve, <BR/><BR/>I agree that Office 2000 is still the main stay so I always am amazed that Office is still Microsoft's cash cow - I just don't see how and I think by pulling these types of features, they reduce it even more.<BR/><BR/>Microsoft won big when Word became the defacto Windows word processor (Excel already was) and no one still comes close to PowerPoint but after that, the other tools just aren't "killer office apps". Outlook came close but now it's overbloated and unreliable.<BR/><BR/>I like to upgrade to see what's out there but otherwise, your "relevant" comment is bang on.Andrew MacNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888444225785506598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492774.post-1149602558137054382006-06-06T10:02:00.000-04:002006-06-06T10:02:00.000-04:00One of the big issues I see (and heard from Cnet's...One of the big issues I see (and heard from Cnet's Buzz out loud) is that Adobe's threat was "if you don't, we'll go to the EC and complain".<BR/><BR/>The DOJ means nothing to MS but the EC does - so obviously the threat from Adobe worked.Andrew MacNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888444225785506598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492774.post-1149601910615746772006-06-06T09:51:00.000-04:002006-06-06T09:51:00.000-04:00btw, many of my clients have been using PDF Creato...btw, many of my clients have been using <A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/" REL="nofollow">PDF Creator</A> for years to generate PDFs, or using <A HREF="http://www.pdf995.com/" REL="nofollow">PDF995</A> in corporate environments where they needed TS support. No need to wait for Microsoft. Great products!Ted Rochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762994936476913173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492774.post-1149601746388844942006-06-06T09:49:00.000-04:002006-06-06T09:49:00.000-04:00"Ted may be starting to sound a little paranoid af..."Ted may be starting to sound a little paranoid after Microsoft's announcement about dropping PDF but who can blame him?"<BR/><BR/>Thanks. My question is why Microsoft backed off? Isn't PDF an open standard? What rights of Adobe's were they infringing upon that gave Adobe enough leverage to demand Microsoft back off? And having fought Stacker, Lotus, IBM, the US DOJ and the EU to a standstill in the courts, what's a pipsqueak like Adobe got that makes MSFT concede? It's a very strange circumstance, and there's more going on than hits the papers. I suspect that Microsoft and Adobe have patent and "intellectual property" exchange contracts that include some form of non-compete. But that's just speculation.Ted Rochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762994936476913173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492774.post-1149519749091344372006-06-05T11:02:00.000-04:002006-06-05T11:02:00.000-04:00Andrew, please, who cares about Office? Here's wh...Andrew, please, who cares about Office? Here's why: I interact with between 20 and 40 different companies in a typical year and I'd say based on what I see (which is admittedly anectdotal) that Office 2000 is still used in over half the companies, with some using Office 2002. I have still not interfaced with a single customer that had Office 2003 and, even if they did, who would notice? I'm still using Office 2000 with some office 2002 components, BTW, and honestly, I couldn't care less. So when you say "using old version", what you are really saying is "not on the Microsoft boat ride" and, from my perspective, this is an excellent way to be. Microsoft is less relevant than ever...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com