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The end of Adobe Acrobat - Thank you Foxit

Posted 2005-12-27 03:16 PM in Musings.

That's it. I've had it. Acrobat has crashed my (and my family's) computers for the last time. I'm officially over it and I'm using Foxit's Reader exclusively as my default PDF Reader. I'm now living in an Adobe Free Zone.

Other than not crashing, the other fantastic feature is the ability to type on any document. That means I can fill out forms that weren't set up as PDF Forms. That alone is reason to switch.

Here's my math:

Firefox + Foxit Reader > IE + Acrobat

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