Whereas PDFs used to be a reliable, consistent representation of a paper document, PDFs now have more functionality, like fillable forms, password protection, cryptography, links, comments, annotations, embedded content, and more.
But at the same time, PDFs are getting more and more prevalent and more and more complex. The fact of the matter is that more and more programs support PDFs. But there may be some cases when you still want to. So, using Adobe Reader is certainly no longer a requirement. Adobe no longer has its monopoly on the PDF format it brought into this world. You can view PDFs natively in Windows 10 and a whole host of third-party alternatives. With Windows 10, that’s no longer the case.
