WayneW

May 04, 2010 at 4:03pm

micro$ would just bloat it like dopepy, ah.... I mean, adobe.

Just use Foxit and be happy.

Trooper_One

May 04, 2010 at 12:54pm

I don't think this is going to happen as M$ just doesn't want another ammunition for anti-trust anti-competitive issues.

Devo85x

May 04, 2010 at 8:27am

 The two file types that annoy me because of lac of Windows support (I love the programs that I do use for them but I hate Windows can't just do it) and those are .PDF and .ISO  

As for getting rid of PDFs (as some people on this page are suggesting) I understand where PDFs come in handy.  My motherboard doesn't tell you the + or - pins for any of the switches or leds and I don't have the manual.  Since the manufacturer (Asus) lets you download the manual online in PDF it means It is less likely I will accidentially change something.  And it gives it a cleaner, more professional look.

faheyd

May 03, 2010 at 8:11pm

I agree with kiaghi7 ,  get rid of PDFs all together.  There is nothing portable about the (P)DF, and Open Office does whatever you need to do concerning documents.

PawBear

May 03, 2010 at 6:38pm

It's always seemed to me that Microsft has deliberately avoided developing a well rounded and fully baked OS.  They seem just far enough behind the curve to avoid being technologically out front and maximally useful to the majority of their users.  Who here hasn't been forced to look for alternative programs to improve on and make up for it's lacking.

Whether it's deliberate or not I find I'm far more impressed with the Google, Apple, and Mozilla programmers and the like than I ever will be of Microsoft"s.

Billions of dollars appears not to buy you very much these days.  I'm often left wondering who it is leading their parade.  They always somehow seem to be just a little out of step with the rest of us.

kiaghi7

May 04, 2010 at 12:11pm

How about we simply get rid of the obscenely unnecessary PDF format altogether?

 

There is nothing that it does that can't be done BETTER with LESS resources and loads FAR FAR FAR faster in other formats. PDF is like the floppy disk of document formats... It's still around but why on God's green earth is anyone still using it for ANYTHING anymore?

 

If anything, like Flash and several other Adobe debacles, they tend to be greater security risks than any legitimate benefit they provide, and mind you this is from a hard core Photoshop user since PS5 and PS6!

Adobe needs to stop trying to reinvent the wheel by putting more problems into the mix than they solve, let PDF just die, and let's all thank our lucky stars we aren't burdened with it anymore.

violian

May 03, 2010 at 10:41am

I don't see why not - because every PC is bound to going to need a PDF-reader anyways. What isn't in PDF these days?

NSain

May 03, 2010 at 10:11am

"But some of those features have opened Windows users up to virus attacks."  But hey there's no security flaws in windows at all.  :)

devastator_2000

May 03, 2010 at 9:32am

I dont think that Microsoft should put a PDF reader in Windows, it would allow everyone to cry foul.  But what they could do (I think) is add a PDF reader to all versions of office.  They could argue that people that use office also need a PDF reader.

lunchbox73

May 03, 2010 at 9:27am

As long as they don't include Adobe Reader as the default reader. Bloated annoying POS that software is...

Vegan

May 03, 2010 at 5:38am

Just another case of something Apple can get away with that Microsoft would get slapped down with an antitrust case if they tried.