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We use both for different things. They don't solve the same problem.
by weebull 3y ago
We use both for different things. They don't solve the same problem.
- hasmanean 3y agoIn a different universe we would have been happy with the limitations of html and published everything with a minimal of markup.
- layer8 3y agoFor most documents that are published as PDF nowadays, there is only little practical use for them to have a predetermined pagination and layout, and a free-flowing layout would be perfectly fine. If PDF didn’t exist, those documents might instead be typically published in a format more akin to EPUB or MOBI.