I've just downloaded another piece of bloatware. The latest version 9 of Adobe Reader is over 200Mb installed (up from 85Mb) and it includes something called Adobe AIR which I didn't ask for.Ever noticed that when you click on a PDF link, your browser now freezes? Takes no notice of mouse, button or keyboard. Sits there for a while, completely comatose, until it finally gives you the first half of the front page of the PDF document and then freezes again. This is the user experience of Adobe Reader.
There is a really good alternative called Foxit PDF Reader. Freely downloadable, takes less than 2 minutes, installs immediately and works just as well. Get it from www.foxitsoftware.com
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