Documentation rant (slightly) -- no user manual in PDF?!?

I realize that in this day and age, manuals are bulky, extraneous and heavy. Oh, and not to mention they are also made out of paper. No big deal, honest.
I'm okay that there are no paper manuals, but why why WHY did they not include a standard PDF version of the user manual?
It's not even an option in the help menu anymore.
In looking at where the L8 manual is supposed to be, nested deep within the contents of the application package -- and voila -- instead of a simple, easy to use (and print) PDF file there are loads and loads of ... HTML files?!?
Does Apple really think that opening Safari (or Firefox) is going to be any faster than using Preview?
Who signed off on this?
Sorry, it's a rant I know. If there is another solution, like buying bound copies of the manuals, I will do it. But why did they take away the pdf?!?

The manual format is not acceptable it needs to be pdf, browsers suck at displaying manuals. Its like Apple is reverting to Adobe help system.
APPLE if you are listening, I do not want to access the manual using a web browser!
I want to be able to read the manual using a scroll wheel not clicking a mouse button every time I'm ready for a new paragraph.
I want search limited to the manual I am reading, not all Pro applications. Even when selecting Logic Pro from the drop down it still searches all pro apps.
When I search I want to see the context of the word, not the paragraph heading.
When I am reading the manual I do not care about all of the on-line links. I am not interested in going to the Apple Training Center on the web. Get the idea. I want the manual optimized for my use at learning about Logic.
There must be someone new in charge of manual creation at Apple. If so, they should be fired.

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