Adobe: We're Fixing the Acrobat Reader Issue

[exfileme]

After F-Secure told the public to avoid using Acrobat Reader, Adobe said that it is currently working on security fixes.

Adobe: We're Fixing the Acrobat Reader Issue : Read more

 

[dreamphantom_1977]

Too late, already switched..not switching back.. Security is too important these days, what can I say.

 

[hellwig]

Why does it take a 100MB download to read PDF files anyway? What is in Acrobat Reader and why does Adobe think it needs to be there?

 

[randomizer]

Foxit Reader - nuff said.

 

[socalboomer]

Honestly! I've moved ALL of our labs and classrooms over to Foxit. . . so much better now than with Adobe

 

[eddieroolz]

"Hypponen even suggested that Adobe get into an update schedule much like Microsoft,"

All companies should be doing this. Anything less is disappointing the customers.

That being said, I DO NOT want any ads on my computer, so FoxIt is not a choice either. It's my own computer, I shouldn't have to deal with ads just to see the damn PDF.

 

[Harby]

For me its too late. Got Foxit and I'm loving it. Tiny memory footprint, no bloatware and much faster. Sorry Adobe.

 

[Harby]

[citation][nom]eddieroolz[/nom]"Hypponen even suggested that Adobe get into an update schedule much like Microsoft,"All companies should be doing this. Anything less is disappointing the customers.That being said, I DO NOT want any ads on my computer, so FoxIt is not a choice either. It's my own computer, I shouldn't have to deal with ads just to see the damn PDF.[/citation]

Theres an option not to install any ad-related stuff with FoxIt.

 

[randomizer]

The only ad I saw in Foxit was the coloured bar in the top right. Not that noticeable after a few seconds of reading. It irritated me like crazy when I first installed the program though.

 

[outacontrolpimp]

I think adobe has become a trusted brand, much like having a windows, or starbucks logo. People see it enough, and then they want it. I know before i started getting into computers, thats all i wanted because thats all i knew, and all i saw. It would be very hard to get everyone to switch from adobe, almost every computer has it.

 

[aBg_rOnGak]

[citation][nom]randomizer[/nom]The only ad I saw in Foxit was the coloured bar in the top right. Not that noticeable after a few seconds of reading. It irritated me like crazy when I first installed the program though.[/citation]


We can always hide it every session, just need 2 clicks anyway...

 

[Parrdacc]

Foxit baby. Sorry Adobe too little too late, and to much bloat.

 

[sandmanwn]

great so the solution is to have advertisement laden foxit, crap crap crap. being advertised to death here, be damned if im going to click and hide ads every time I open a program.