> you can legally create a PDF writer I just meant Acrobat Reader was free, Acrobat writer was not. (People tried this with the web - browser free, server not

> you can legally create a PDF writer I just meant Acrobat Reader was free, Acrobat writer was not. (People tried this with the web - browser free, server not - but it didn't work out.) Your point about 3rd party readers/writers is also consistent with sensible and long-term profitable management of a digital standard: your competitors promote your standard instead of competing with it.