From: Gary Britt 

I wasn't clear.  I was saying the site and the utilities on it would have
to be free.  Just ad supported would be the most they could hope for.  As a
pay site, I agree it wouldn't survive.

Gary

Rich Gauszka wrote:
> PC Mag's utilities used to be free but now most have a charge of $7.97. One
> can find similar items as freeware so I doubt many will use that service.
> Once the mag folds I don't see any reason for the site to exist and since
> there is no current reason for the mag to exist ......
>
> ex http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1981833,00.asp
>
>
> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
> news:46096d43$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Somebody gave me a subscription to PC Mag and the last issue was more akin
>> to a free computer user group thing it was so thin and useless.  Computer
>> Shopper stopped being what it was many years ago.  Several years ahead of
>> PC Mag's demise.
>>
>> The Ziff boys sure did know when to dump that magazine.  They cashed out
>> on top and the mag has been in continual decline ever since.  Computer
>> shopper instead of the reams of ads for parts and do it yourselfers is
>> nothing but a few retread advertisements that you have to pay to look at.
>> Its even more of a joke than PC Mag.
>>
>> PC Mag might be able to continue as an internet site, but they need to go
>> the free route, lure people there with their articles and utilities and
>> just sell ads online.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>>> I wonder how long PC Mag and Computer Shopper have as they are mere
>>> shells of what they once were?
>>>
>>>
>>> http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/010942.html
>>> Yes, the rumors are true. As of April 2, 2007, InfoWorld is
discontinuing
>>> its print component. No more printing on dead trees, no more glossy
>>> covers, no more supporting the US Post Office in its rush to get
>>> thousands of inky copies on subscribers' desks by Monday morning (or
>>> thereabouts). The issue that many of you will receive in your physical
>>> mailbox next week -- vol. 29, issue 14 -- will be the last one in
>>> InfoWorld's storied 29-year history.
>>>
>

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