[arachne] Re: Adobe swings and misses as PDF abuse worsens

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On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:55:08 -0500 (EST), Sam Ewalt wrote:

> I dislike pdf files becuae they are bulky and slow to load and if
> you're using a web browser to begin with then starting up acrobat
> or whatever the damn thing is called, is redundant and less nimble
> and requires you to use an additional application. I think it
> quite inelegant. I don't see why many things are done as pdf's
> when it would be far simpler and easier to just make it a web page.

Why do people use PDFs? Because they can.....

Unfortunately, PDFs have become the standard format for a lot of things.



    
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