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I use Foxit too...
I detest Acrobat reader.

It is bloated, slow and resource hungry. Not to mention annoying, with it's constant popups urging you to upgrade.

I wound up uninstalling it. I have to wonder why in the Add/Remove programs applet is it listed as being 55 megs in size?

Foxit is a 1 meg download. It does the same thing as Acrobat Reader.

Why is Acrobat Reader 55 megs? What other code is in there that users aren't aware of and what is it doing without your knowledge?
Posted by: mrsfixit   Posted on: 01/05/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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does this flaw work with Evince document reader?  galileon | 01/05/07
v8 - updater problem?  ejhonda | 01/05/07
Adobe is the problem  shraven | 01/05/07
Does Foxit work with a browser?  chriscol@... | 01/05/07
I use Foxit too...  mrsfixit | 01/05/07
I agree, I'm getting ready to switch too . . .  CobraA1 | 01/05/07
Adobe Updater ties up the CPU @ 100% plus it runs...  dwainwright@... | 01/05/07
I wouldn't,  Greenknight_z | 01/07/07
Clarification on Product  Zonny | 01/05/07
Previous versions of the Adobe Reader were ...  ShadeTree | 01/05/07
Actually...  lonelywind | 01/05/07
Incorrect Information  Zonny | 01/05/07
Be Very Afraid  Robert Hahn | 01/05/07
;^) Sure seems to be the truth...  Boomslang | 01/07/07
;^) Sure seems to be the truth...  Boomslang | 01/07/07
Sorry, I am skeptical  mreilly19 | 01/05/07
User problem!  dlmeyer@... | 01/05/07
OK, I caught this bug.  hal3650@... | 01/05/07
adobe's not the only show in town  k.tidd@... | 01/05/07
Microsoft is sucking your money and their warez sucks!  nomorems | 01/05/07
Adobe's bloatware on the rampage again  Boot_Agnostic | 01/05/07
is it adobe reader or the browser?  brokndodge@... | 01/06/07
It's the Adobe Reader  Ian Sedwell | 01/07/07
It's the Adobe Reader  Ian Sedwell | 01/07/07
Go get Foxit Reader and quit locking up your computer.  osreinstall | 01/06/07
Keith Knutsson  KKnutsson | 01/06/07
Ah yes, plain text...  Ian Sedwell | 01/07/07
Keith Knutsson  KKnutsson | 01/06/07
What problem?  jealex2@... | 01/07/07
RE: PDF security risk greater than originally thought  blogs@... | 01/29/08

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