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by mquander 5835 days ago
I don't really see how Scribd will be able to maintain any appeal if Chrome polishes up their in-browser PDF rendering, which basically loads instantaneously and seems to render things fine. (The HTML transmogrification is cool, but if PDFs are fast, why do I need it?)
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My point was that, I don't know that they have any legitimate appeal now, but they seem to be smart, and they're building a IP portfolio in an important space, so they might be able to switch gears or sell their IP. Heck, they might see the writing on the wall and maybe that's why they're writing these technical blogs, to gain exposure for their IP and technology.
And safari does this already