Re: Adobe Acrobat = Bloatware

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 15:11:02 -0400, Steve Travis
<steve.travis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Since using Preview to view PDFs on my Macs, I have found it extremely
>aggravating to see the bloatware that is Acrobat Reader (on my x86 box)
>having to load 12gazillion plug-ins on startup, just to display a simple
>PDF file.
>Sure I did the work arounds (involving dicking around with the
>directories and removing many of the plugins that are useless 99% of the
>time), but still, it was a pain in the ass.

If you allow Acrobat to install its Assistant it loads and displays
PDF files instantly.


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