When you think PDF, what comes to mind?—Adobe? Reader? Acrobat? “Oh, no”?
The format has indeed gained such a reputation for being manipulated too easily and frequently in the past that the latter probably came more naturally to you than the others. But this fact hasn’t turned the PDF into a has-been format yet.
In fact, despite the PDF hacks—or in spite of them, users and groups are still looking to the PDF as a digital solution. How come? Why is such a vulnerable format still in the picture? What keeps it going?
Check out The PDF Paradox: How Does A Risky Format Draw Us Into Its Ecosystem?--an article that tries to answer just that by putting the PDF into perspective.
With short glances and spotlights on PDF innovations, uses and technologies, the article goes beyond "Adobe”, “Reader” and “Acrobat” to look at the bigger picture—the PDF ecosystem, where the format takes centre stage.
