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Flash Paper pros/cons vs PDF 1

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pathetic

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Dec 3, 2004
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Looking for educated input: Flash Paper vs .PDF, pros/cons, opinions, benefits.....

 
I chose opinion:

PDF readers are well established and deployed on most people's desktop already. Example: all Apple computers come with a PDF reader built in (Preview.app). I will continue to use PDF until a more supported format with just as much penetration as PDF hits the market.

Cheers,
Jeff

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Doesn't matter. Now that Adobe owns MacroMedia (and Flash), one of two things will probably happen:
1) Adobe will combine PDF & Flashpaper to create an all inclusive reader.
2) Adobe will do away with Flashpaper becuase it's moving in on PDF's territory.

I don't have anything to support that, just my personal opinion. As far as supported formats goes, doesn't a high 90-something percent of ALL browsers have the Flash plugin? I've never looked at any statistics or comparisons on it, but I would think that more people would have the Flash plugin than Acrobat Reader.

Hope This Helps!

ECAR
ECAR Technologies

"My work is a game, a very serious game." - M.C. Escher
 
Macromedia said:
In September 2005, NPD Research conducted a study to determine what percentage of Web browsers have Macromedia Flash pre-installed. The results show that 97.3% of Web users can experience Macromedia Flash content without having to download and install a player.

They are using some very specific language there, though.

They start off with wanting to determine the percentage of Web browsers and end up telling us about Web users which is a VERY different thing.

As a result I wouldn't personally put a lot of weight on the 97.3% figure (wrt Web browsers). And given the bundling of Acrobat reader with just about every software package (going back for a decade) I can't see there being much in it (in terms of numbers). But we'll never know, really :)

I'm interested in watching what Adobe does with the newly acquired products. I don't think they'd kill off one (or the other), but I do like the idea of your first option... a merged product that offers the good parts from each.

Cheers,
Jeff

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