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KGunther
KGunther
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May 16, 2020
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We shouldn’t have to pay to view PDF’s we have been using for 20 years.

  • May 16, 2020
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After recommending PDF's as a sustainable archiving format for many years, paying Adobe to read these docs moving forward is not a fair business practice.  

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    Legend
    May 16, 2020

    Why would you pay Adobe when there are countless different people making PDF readers at all sorts of prices including free? Adobe continues to offer Acrobat Reader free as they have for 20 years and more. They also sell PDF related products of course, and if you want one of them you need to pay. Like always.

    KGunther
    KGuntherAuthor
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    May 16, 2020

    Each time I tried to open my newly created PDF yesterday, a window opened giving me two choices, either a 7 day free trial or a $100+ per year subscription.  When I closed the window, my PDF closed.  Am I missing something?  

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      Legend
      May 16, 2020

      You downloaded a trial version of Adobe Acrobat Pro. That is much more than PDF viewer - it also can make and edit them. Adobe's web site can be confusing. If you used Acrobat Pro to make the PDF, then you may want to consider buying it. If you don't want to keep this premium software, then you MUST do ALL THREE OF the following

      1. Uninstall it.

      2. If you gave a credit card, you will have to pay for the year once your 7 days are up. CANCEL what you paid for using your account details. UNINSTALLING DOES NOT CANCEL YOUR COMMITMENTS.

      3. Install the free Acrobat Reader instead http://get.adobe.com/reader

      Bear in mind the free Reader will NOT make PDF files for you.

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