After my initial look at Adobe Reader 2.5, it became apparent that a comparison to the established third party offering Pdf+ was needed. And so, I give you a three way comparison, Adobe Reader 1.5 versus Adobe Reader 2.5 versus Pdf+ 1.68. Summary: this one's almost too close to call - but I called it anyway.

"Last week saw my look at whether of not you should upgrade from the built-in Adobe Reader LE 1.5 to the new v2.5 pay-for commercial version, with the result being a qualified yes. But throw a cutting edge build of MBrain Software's Pdf+ into the ring as well and you've got yourself a real fight. I used five of my real world test documents, each stretching the applications in different ways. "