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FEAD Compressing Compressed Files by 50-75%?

Posted by Cliff on from the if-it-seems-that-way-it-probably-is dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "I just installed Acrobat Reader and found that it was using FEAD which claims - 'FEAD© Optimizer© significantly reduces the size of application programs on average by 50% (in some cases up to 75%, depending on the specific software), even when they are already compressed with common compression technology like ZIP or CAB.' . It seems that they optimize each application individually at thieir labs. But an average of 50% compression on already compressed binary files seems to be too good to be true. Anyone familiar with how someone may be able to achieve this?"

3 of 75 comments (clear)

  1. Compress by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    this
    FP

  2. Re:How to do anything by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How dare you troll so blatantly. Here on /., we punish trolls like you.

    Why, if you're not trolling, then my name isn't Elwood P Dowd.

    (it isn't.)

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    There are no trails. There are no trees out here.
  3. Only 39 posts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wonder why there are only 39 posts for this charming and awe-inspiring topic with a lame headline.