Comment Anti Trust (Score 1) 798
Is this kind of behaviour not covered by the anti-trust case?
1. Microsoft notices competition (Netscape/PDF).
2. Microsoft makes free alternative (IE/Metro).
3. Microsoft ships free alternative with every version of Windows.
4. Admins and PC manufacturers around the world don't do anything to counter Microsoft, fearing Microsoft retaliation.
5. Microsoft becomes more powerful, industry loses out. Again.
This is clearly designed to take market share and brand recognition away from Adobe and to de-value the PDF format. If Windows systems don't have a PDF reader installed (due to step 4), one (arguable) selling point of OS X has just been eliminated. Either way, interoperability has dropped and, as such, migration to Linux/OS X will likely be affected.
Surely Adobe, and possibly Apple, have grounds to complain?
1. Microsoft notices competition (Netscape/PDF).
2. Microsoft makes free alternative (IE/Metro).
3. Microsoft ships free alternative with every version of Windows.
4. Admins and PC manufacturers around the world don't do anything to counter Microsoft, fearing Microsoft retaliation.
5. Microsoft becomes more powerful, industry loses out. Again.
This is clearly designed to take market share and brand recognition away from Adobe and to de-value the PDF format. If Windows systems don't have a PDF reader installed (due to step 4), one (arguable) selling point of OS X has just been eliminated. Either way, interoperability has dropped and, as such, migration to Linux/OS X will likely be affected.
Surely Adobe, and possibly Apple, have grounds to complain?
