While I am poking Adobe, I noticed that the new Adobe Reader 9 release will include Adobe AIR. Hmm, does Reader use AIR? or is this yet another attempt by a software vendor to stuff unwanted, unneeded software on my machine? Oh, I see. AIR is needed to run an AIR application to allow me to use the Acrobat.com website. I’m still calling shenanigans.
So, 33.5MB download (just download) for Reader 9. Goes up to 52.4MB if you choose to download the “eBay desktop” application too, and it’s checked by default. How about letting me skip the AIR download too? Didn’t we just go through this with Apple?
Read the whole On Searching and Distributing article by Mark Finkle.
Good news for AIR application developers, but it’s kind of a nasty way to distribute they new framework. Adobe and Apple are making Microsoft looks like an angel now1…
1 It appears that since their OOXML cruzade they have been less evil than before, or that’s just me?