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jfb on Oct 4, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Adobe acquires Typekit

Native fonts are only great if you can guarantee that your viewers have them installed. Otherwise, you're left with a wretched subset of garbage.

ddagradi on Oct 4, 2011 [–]

No argument there. You can always count on Helvetica, Arial, Georgia and Verdana. Reliable old workhorses. And boring beyond belief.

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