EPS?

I remember working in digital prepress decades ago that .eps files were just kinda weird, and I didn’t love it when I had to deal with them. Like, what even made this? Why? I assumed it was some kind of antiquated software or practice, and I’d just deal with it, and eventually the world would improve. But here we are in 2026, and EPS is still here. How I come across EPS files is that it’s the download format from stock art sites that deliver vector artwork. It actually sorta makes sense: Stock art sites can’t deliver vectors as like .ai (The Adobe Illustrator format, now a funny and unfortunate file extension) because it’s too vendor-specific. Not everyone uses Adobe software, and that format changes on a whim. Stock art can’t deliver in .svg, even though it’s a great open format, because it’s too web-specific. Graphic designers use vector art too, and SVG isn’t designed for the CMYK world of print. Stock art sites can’t deliver in .pdf because it’s just too weird. It doesn’t scream…