From what I can see, it just takes your document and converts it to Flash format. Which in itself is a handy thing to be able to do. But there are plugins for Word, Powerpoint etc. which can do this quite well anyway, or so I've been told.
I would much rather just download a PDF instead of going down this route. That way I can save it if I want to too and I don't have to wait for their silly reader to load. I already have a PDF reader, so I don't see much point in downloading a new one every time I look at a document.
There's no accessibility benefit with this approach as you still need Adobe Flash to view it. A better option would be to convert your document to HTML and upload that. At least it will (if the coding is good) be well formed and accessible to a wide range of users as an HTML document. And you can always supply a PDF as well for those who prefer that option.
Actually, are there any benefits in using this approach? I can't think of any at all.
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