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08/02/2007, 2:35pm, EDT
Thursday, August 2nd
Microsoft and Apple extend font licensing
During the TypeCon2007 conference, currently underway at the Crowne Plaza in Seattle, Microsoft and Apple annnounced that they have renewed their font licensing agreement, giving Mac users ongoing use of the latest versions of Microsoft Windows core fonts. Though terms of the deal (including time length) were not disclosed, the agreement allows for licensure of Times New Roman, Arial, Verdana and others, which are included with Mac OS X. The announcement makes no mention of various fonts specific to Windows Vista, which currently do not ship with Mac OS X.
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But even if this agreement fell through, IMO there's little chance of you losing Times New Roman. Apple could just license it direct from Monotype themselves. The same may not be true of e.g. Arial, however. But why use Arial when you have real Helvetica?