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    Is Adobe Reader 9 a bloatware?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by hendra, Mar 26, 2009.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Should I stick with Adobe Reader 8 or should I upgrade to ver. 9? The main difference with ver 9 is it comes with Adobe Air but I am not sure that I would need it. I would like to keep my system clean without any bloatware so if the new version provides minimum benefit while uses more system resources, I would keep the old one. My only interest is to use it to read pdf documents, not doing some fancy work.
     
    hendra, Mar 26, 2009
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  2. davepermen

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    get version 9, it's actually less bloat than 8.
     
    davepermen, Mar 26, 2009
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  3. coolguy

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    Adobe reader 8 is good enough. version 9 installs some bloatware with it.
     
    coolguy, Mar 26, 2009
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  4. McGrady

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    I consider adobe reader bloat especially after using foxit reader. adobe reader is slow and uses more resources
     
    McGrady, Mar 26, 2009
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  5. sgogeta4

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    I second Foxit reader :D
     
    sgogeta4, Mar 26, 2009
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  6. AKAJohnDoe

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    Adobe Reader 9 recently came out with an update and is now Abobe Reader 9.1. Since 9 has security patches above and beyond 8 (or earlier, eek!) it is worth updating. Personally, I simply went into Add/Remove Programs after installing and uninstalled Adobe Air and Adobe.com. ;) Of course, if you are satisfied with one of the alternative PDF readers, that is OK, too.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Mar 26, 2009
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  7. Evolution

    Evolution Vox Sola

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    Foxit reader FTW! :D
    I find that the fact that I have to uninstall adobe air and acrobat.com after I install adobe reader a bit to annoying for me. I have been using foxit on my notebook for years now.
     
    Evolution, Mar 26, 2009
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  8. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

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    I tried Foxit and love it. No need for me to use Adobe again. :)
     
    Rodster, Mar 26, 2009
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  9. Deks

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    Foxit reader user here.
    Not gonna use Adobe Reader as it's heavier in comparison.
     
    Deks, Mar 26, 2009
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  10. Cin'

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    FoxIt Reader...an all the way FTW :D
    Adobe... :nah: Didn't work for me. We are forced to use it at work, and yeah :rolleyes:

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Mar 26, 2009
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  11. dbam987

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    As others have said, +1 for Foxit Reader. Loads much quicker and can cycle through pages much smoother than Adobe's own reader.
     
    dbam987, Mar 26, 2009
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  12. Cin'

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    Eyup on that! Got it on my 1530 and my netbook! :D
    So much *ease of use* :yes:


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Mar 26, 2009
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  13. Avilan

    Avilan Notebook Guru

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    Adobe 9.1 seems much quicker and less of a hog than earlier versions (well version 6.x was the slowest I think, before that it was quick and light).

    I like Foxit but I am allergic to mixing languages. I run Swedish Vista, and it really irks me when there are not translated versions. This is also why I run an old version of Photoshop (in Swedish) rather than the newest GIMP: I don't want a sudden "Edit with Gimp" menu option among my Swedish ones in the right-click menu...
    (I would like to install an english vista, which would solve that problem for me, but I don't feel like buying one).
     
    Avilan, Mar 27, 2009
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  14. Kocane

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    Agree with the others.. Why use ty adobe reader when foxit is created hehe
     
    Kocane, Mar 27, 2009
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