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  • Fresh rivals take on Microsoft Office Goliath

    Two new players have entered the market for productivity software, hoping to grab a sliver of business from Microsoft's dominant Office package.

  • Macromedia, Adobe make peace for bigger fight

    With its US$3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems is buying into a crucial battle to shape the next generation of Web application development.

  • Microsoft, Adobe in document showdown

    Microsoft's XDocs technology was originally hailed as major threat to Adobe's PDF format. But now, Adobe is fighting back.

  • Software makers ready desktop lockdown

    An ancient e-mail message embarrasses Microsoft in a key legal case. A leaked memo has Linux antagonist SCO Group scrambling to explain apparently secret Microsoft connections. A leaked message from RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser reveals his behind-the-scenes maneuvering to get a stake in Apple Computer's booming iPod business.

  • Adobe: Staving off the HTML tsunami

    Adobe Systems' CEO Bruce Chizen is betting it all on PDF, the technology that allows people to view and print online information. But can the gamble stave off challenges from Microsoft?

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  • Adobe under construction

    CEO Bruce Chizen talks up the impending merger with Macromedia and what comes next for Flash.

  • Adobe versus the world

    CEO Bruce Chizen faces Microsoft on one flank and open-source on the other. Is he worried? Nope.

  • Microsoft and Adobe to square off?

    In digital documents, Web applications and image editing, Adobe has a healthy head start. But Microsoft is making some noise.

  • When standards don't apply

    A growing roster of de facto standards is testing the need for bureaucratic agencies and design-by-committee technologies.

  • Microsoft, Adobe in document showdown?

    Adobe Systems' Acrobat Reader software has become one of those rare birds in personal computing: a de facto standard that has nothing to do with industry giant Microsoft.

Reviews (1)

  • And Then There Was Light

    The appeal of a tiny 1.58 kg notebook is obvious to those who lug around a traditional laptop. But what isn't as well known is that many of the negatives of these machines are fading away.

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