> 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 ins

> 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...