What's the rationale behind Fillable PDF's not being able to be saved?

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Published on 2010-03-22T18:16:31Z Indexed on 2010/03/22 18:21 UTC
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Most of the time, if you open a fillable pdf on Windows w/ Adobe Reader, it warns you that you cannot save the data you entered. However, when opening the same file with Preview on Mac OS you are able to save. This seems to be a choice. Can someone enlighten me?

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