Adobe PDF vs. Microsoft XPS

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The XPS format is specifically designed to work well in the Windows office market because it makes it easier to transfer files from computer to computer and printer to printer without worrying about fonts and graphic images. Sound like PDF? It should, because it offers many of the same benefits. But fans of XPS say it is better than PDF because the fonts are always embedded, the color space is larger, and it will be less expensive to implement (you don’t have to invest in PDF creation software because the creation will occur within Vista).