Friday, June 02, 2006
Is generating PDF free?
People have generally assumed that anyone can write software to create PDF files. But recently Adobe threatened legal action, pressuring Microsoft to withdraw support for PDF output from the next version of Microsoft Office.
The grounds for legal action aren't clear from any of the articles I've read, but the incident suggests that Adobe is actively asserting control over who may create PDF files and under what conditions. This could affect other creators of PDF output as well.
Labels: PDF
# posted by Gary McGath @ 3:08 PM 
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My guess is that Adobe is only going after MS because having PDF generation in Office would create a non-negligible impact in revenue from Adobe Acrobat software.
However, given the openness of PDF, I don't really see how they really have a leg to stand on. The fact that MS caved in to their request was prob more of a strategic move on MS's part then a legal necessessity.
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However, given the openness of PDF, I don't really see how they really have a leg to stand on. The fact that MS caved in to their request was prob more of a strategic move on MS's part then a legal necessessity.
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