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Google Docs, the online office suite from the search giant, now has some limited but still useful support for PDF files.
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Microsoft says beta testing for Office 12 begins in November. Also, the company gets 120,000 requests a month from people who want to save their Office documents in PDF format, making it one of the most requested features.
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