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> The modern world would barely operate without PDF. Maybe. But maybe people would have simply adopted other standards, like djvu.
by codethief 3y ago
> The modern world would barely operate without PDF.
Maybe. But maybe people would have simply adopted other standards, like djvu.
- j1elo 3y agoIt wouldn't be the same. It would be much more confusing. - Thank you for the meeting, oh and please send me the djvu of your reports - Oh I'd swear we already had this conversation and I had already sent them?
- cogman10 3y agoI'm guessing we'd shorten the name to just vu. djvu is a mouthful.
- traceroute66 3y ago> Maybe. But maybe people would have simply adopted other standards, like djvu. Some people still insist on using non-PDF, for example the Swiss tax office insists on some weird proprietary format[1], QDF made by some obscure company called Snapform. All their forms are in QDF format. It introduces completely un-necessary friction into the process. Everyone knows they should have just used PDF. Instead of forcing people to install some reader software they will never use for any other purpose. [1] https://www.estv.admin.ch/estv/en/home/anticipatory-tax/claim-refund/domicil-abroad.html https://www.estv.admin.ch/estv/en/home/anticipatory-tax/clai...