Why is Acrobat such a terrible program. Why does Adobe insist on making it so bad?

Hi @James_Dialect

I hope you are doing well, and thanks for sharing this. I understand the frustration; waiting on an app to open when all you want to do is view a PDF is a legitimate annoyance.

On the specific issue, Acrobat stalling on open, that's something we can actually look into if you can share a few details:

Which product and version are you running, Acrobat Pro, Standard, or Reader (Help > About), and on Windows or Mac?

Does it stall on every launch, or mainly the first one after a reboot or update?

Roughly how long is the delay, and does it eventually open normally or hang indefinitely?

There are a few settings that can affect launch time (such as background update checks and startup preferences), so once we know the product and version, we can point you to the specific ones to check.

Let us know how it goes.

Regards,
Amal