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by hfkwer 1049 days ago
Not sure why you're being sarcastic. PDF is terrible for anything other than printing documents.
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kaba0 1049 days ago
It is perfect for its job, and nothing else comes even close to it.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36948776

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esalman 1049 days ago
Yet they persist. So does latex, even in 2023. There is intrinsic value in both that OP does not want to acknowledge.
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hfkwer 1049 days ago
And mp3 persists despite being inferior to any alternative. The reason isn't intrinsic value, it's inertia.
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