- May 19, 2011
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It used to be a great little PDF reader - a single executable with a reasonably easy-to-use update system (which could have been made simpler, but at least it was a few clicks and then the job was done).
Then along came v4 or v5, I can't remember which, and an update system which rivals having to uninstall the software yourself and then install it from scratch (as in, the process is almost identical). I contacted Foxit Software at this point pointing out how stupid this was. They "took it under advisement".
Today I got an 'update ready' message from Foxit Reader after opening a PDF. It updated itself nicely, hardly any trouble at all, no questions asked. Then I found that it had changed the IE home page to Ask and attempted to install add-ons in IE and FF.
Argh.
Then along came v4 or v5, I can't remember which, and an update system which rivals having to uninstall the software yourself and then install it from scratch (as in, the process is almost identical). I contacted Foxit Software at this point pointing out how stupid this was. They "took it under advisement".
Today I got an 'update ready' message from Foxit Reader after opening a PDF. It updated itself nicely, hardly any trouble at all, no questions asked. Then I found that it had changed the IE home page to Ask and attempted to install add-ons in IE and FF.
Argh.