Portfolios that don't need Flash or Acrobat?

Question

I'm concerned that if we package our corporate release notes as an Acrobat Portfolio, any customers without the latest version of Flash or Acrobat will be unable to open the portfolio or the files contained.

The Adobe site claims Acrobat DC Pro can create portfolios (self-contained portfolios, not pointers and links to web or other remote resources) that my customers can open and use even while running old, outdated versions of Flash or Acrobat reader.

Is that true?

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It is stated that Acrobat DC can make portfolios that don't need Flash. These aren't a new kind of portfolio so they should open in Reader at least back to 9. But support in non-Adobe software for portfolios is poor or nonexistent. Many people do not understand the difference and details such as the fact that Chrome ignores Adobe software, and that the default PDF viewer on iOS cannot be changed.

Consider whether what you want to achieve would be better done with a flat PDF with good navigation. Portfolios only really become necessary when the components are signed or secure or forms or not PDF.

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