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1) You are not the intended audience. 2) Much like a research paper, reports like this benefit from the standard page size. You will fit relevant information o
by infecto 2y ago
1) You are not the intended audience.
2) Much like a research paper, reports like this benefit from the standard page size. You will fit relevant information on the same page for the benefit of the narrative/reader. This is one of those areas where I believe its hard to make it work on a mobile device.
3) This is just the standard for reports.
- simonw 2y agoI think it's a bad standard.
- infecto 2y agoThe rest of the industry disagrees with you. PDF is the standard for reports, it is not meant to be a web format. You could definitely do something like arxiv where you could make an HTML version but again the standard is a PDF so it can be a challenge to get graphics/charts have the same meaning and scope of view when the format of a page has changed.
- simonw 2y agoI wonder if industry standards will change as more people spend more time working on their phones. I reckon a new generation moving into influential decision-making roles will probably sort this out over the next decade.
- infecto 2y agoDoubtful as the industries that consume these types of reports are not doing work on their phones. The "new generation" are the ones using tablets and laptops to consume reports instead of printing it out. Similar to a powerpoint presentation, pdf reports are not going anywhere.
- veqq 2y agoYou can't do productive work (or game) a phone. It's an inherently inferior medium. There's both too little real estate to present information and too few control inputs to manipulate it.