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Google Makes Latest Chrome Build Open PDFs By Default

Posted by timothy on from the open-it-use-dynamite-if-necessary dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google is changing the way its browser handles PDF files, starting with the Chrome Canary channel. Citing security concerns, the company wants Chrome to open PDF files by default, bypassing any third-party programs such as Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader."

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  1. Re:Data usage & Battery life by WilliamGeorge · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think you may have posted on the wrong thread - Google is not (yet) the government ;)

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    William George
  2. Re:Of course! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Indeed. It's like the OtherOS feature that Sony took away. Good bye Sony. The NSA is behind this. Global warming.

  3. party in your pants by themushroom · · Score: 5, Funny

    And you're the only one who came.

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    Laughter is the Spackle of the Soul.
  4. Re:hell, a complete OS os smaller than most PDFs by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder how blazingly fast a 4MB OS is on 4GHz machine with GBs of RAM.

    No matter. Adobe will find a way to bring the system to its knees.

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    May the Maths Be with you!
  5. Re:Great by djdanlib · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yup, especially restaurant menus, which are *always* in PDF. It's frustrating when you're on mobile and just want to see the menu before you commit a large party with diverse dietary restrictions to going somewhere.