submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/technology@beehaw.org
 

I held off on Windows 10 for as long as I could until Adobe, and therefore my job, required it. Now this nonsense. I hope this isn't the start of them joining on the web DRM bandwagon.

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[–] 17 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

I don't get why PDFs are so hard to open. The format has been around for ever. Why does Adobe have such a grasp on it, and why isn't it as common to open as a txt?

There are free programs that'll open it, but it's few and far between. It's a pain in the ass to find one.

Edit.
I looked it up. Adobe created PDF, but:

Anyone may create applications that can read and write PDF files without having to pay royalties to Adobe Systems; Adobe holds patents to PDF, but licenses them for royalty-free use in developing software complying with its PDF specification.

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