I appreciate that many people prefer Helvetica and regard Arial as just a rip-off, but if that's the case, then you could also argue that Helvetica is a rip-off of Akzidenz Grotesk, or both are just rip-offs of earlier Grotesque faces. I feel the whole rip-off debate is rather pointless as no design is 100% original when most ideas are derived from something else. Don't get me wrong, I like Helvetica, and I'm not saying one is better than the other, I just don't see the harm in using Arial, so I'll continue to use either (or something else) as I see necessary.
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