Microsoft Drops PDF From Office (PC World)
June 3, 2006PC World - Update: Support for Adobe's format withdrawn after legal threat.
Sun, Microsoft eye high-performance computing, AJAX (InfoWorld)
June 3, 2006InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems and Microsoft are progressing with programming language research efforts aiming at high-performance computing (HPC) and AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), respectively.
Microsoft in PDF Tussle with Adobe (NewsFactor)
June 3, 2006NewsFactor - Adobe appears ready to file an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft in Europe following the breakdown of negotiations between the two firms over Microsoft's use of Adobe's PDF technology.
Bowing To Adobe, Microsoft Strips PDF Support From 2007 Office (TechWeb)
June 3, 2006TechWeb - Microsoft is getting rid of the popular "save as PDF" feature.
Google Deal Might Help Dell Talks With Microsoft (TechWeb)
June 3, 2006TechWeb - Gartner also thinks at least three more of the top PC vendors to strike similar deals with Google.
Adobe Forces Microsoft To Drop PDF From Office 2007 (TechWeb)
June 3, 2006TechWeb - In another potential legal morass for the developers, Adobe Systems Inc. is poised to file an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, according to widely published reports, and it could lead to a long and complex case.
Microsoft Denies iPod Rival Rumors (PC Magazine)
June 3, 2006PC Magazine - Microsoft has denied recent reports that it has collaborated with eight consumer electronics companies in a bid to build an MP3 player.
Symantec Spells Out Answers To Microsoft (TechWeb)
June 3, 2006TechWeb - Symantec spells out how it will compete with Microsoft for consumers' security business, but again declines to promise that its by-subscription security service will be available this year.