Funny? Scary? Sad? Microsoft's "Metro"...

[Phosphor]

I can't decide which.

(via /. <http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/04/27/0422250&tid=198&tid=109&tid=185&tid=201>):
Microsoft to Introduce PDF competitor 'Metro'
"Yes, I can see it now - entire industries undoing their time-tested, battle hardend PDF-based workflows with free and open files all for the chance to use patented, pay-for-use Microsoft proprietary workflows, software, and files. Good luck with that, guys."
Link to article at ComputerWorld.com.au <http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1815904564;fp;16;fpid;0>

[de_Siem@adobeforums.com]

It's not the first time, INfopath anyone?

No worries, I heard Frodo is in washington state about to cast the floppy that rules them all into the ocean to destroy the stranglehold of Billraun once and forever and the world of hobbits can take over the world of man.

[Jon_Bessant@adobeforums.com]

A well known PDF producer from Cambridge, UK (Global Graphica) are also
working with Microsoft on a particular type of file format ... let's see
what comes about there ... 800 million downloads of Reader is quite a
large figure to beat ;-)

Jon