Adobe threatened to sue Microsoft

Adobe said if Microsoft did not comply with the requirements of the European Union antitrust agency it would face Adobe in court.

In an interview with Euro am Sonntag (Germany), Adobe chief executive Bruce Chizen said there are two possibilities: one is that Adobe will directly sue Microsoft or Adobe will cooperate with management and supply agencies. give them the necessary information.

However, Chizen affirmed that every opportunity is now open to waiting for moves from the world's No. 1 software company.

The upcoming version of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system contains a standard fixed text file format that competes with Adobe's PDF format. Microsoft has pledged to make changes to that format.

Previously, according to the rulings of the 2004 antitrust lawsuit, the European Union required Microsoft to provide the necessary information to allow competitors to develop highly compatible software. with Windows operating system.

However, the European Union still believes that Microsoft has not fully complied with all such rulings, and raised a threat if Microsoft continues to face such a fine of up to $ 3 million. 1 day.

Besides, Chizen also revealed some information about the upcoming business plan, said Adobe is considering the possibility of providing some more complex software but video and image editing software as a services on the web. These software services will be completely free by sponsored by advertising.

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