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I read most the article. Having been in print in the past I remember how PDFs are the primary document format the world over. And that it got so big that Adobe licenses off the format to a legal firm that manages it for them. I remember there being something about a PDF2 format being implemented behind the scenes that most people aren't aware of.
PDF2 is capable of a lot more and is more efficient. However most of that increased capability is used for control and monitoring.
[quietly contemplating all of the shit that got added to the PDF 1.x spec that nobody uses nowadays, like support for 3D objects and goddamn Flash]
OH PLEASE NO ADOBE DON'T DO THAT
Oh boy I can't wait to insert micro programs into my pdfs hey why did my console just flash what's up with that