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This marks the third iteration of Adobe Acrobat for which David Masters and I have conspired to create a review addressing the program in general and also the Macintosh version. As has been our practice, Dave's primary emphasis is a general discussion from a Windows-centric perspective, while I approach from a Mac-centric perspective. By way of background, I have run my office on Macs since 1 985, so I have a bit of history with respect to that platform.
I will start with Dave's conclusion. I agree completely with the proposition that Acrobat XI represents an incremental upgrade or, as I am fond of saying, it is evolutionary, rather than revolutionary. Nothing that you will find in Acrobat XI for Windows or the Mac will likely blow you away as a new and different form of the technology. Rather, you will notice that the program generally works better. Mostly I believe this reflects refinements and finesse in the development of some of the features, although this iteration does include some new and different features by comparison to earlier versions.
In contrast, Acrobat X represented a revolutionary change in the program. Acrobat X looked and felt significantly different than Acrobat 9 and worked markedly better. Acrobat XI looks substantially the same as Acrobat X and works a little bit better.
For many years, I have recommended that attorneys put Acrobat on every computer in their office. From my perspective, it comes under the heading of one of those programs you simply have to have, without regard to the nature of your practice. In...