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Because there are iPads and other tablets today that can do them.


Is there something particularly strange or unique about this story's formatting that it couldn't have been rendered in HTML?


No. But PDFs are really seeing a resurgence thanks to tablets, especially the iPad. It's the one kind of formatting that's pushbutton and done. Anyone who uses Word can create one. [typo edit]




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