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Is PC World Still Worth the Subscription?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the IT-mags-in-today's-wired-world dept.

alexwcovington asks: "I've subscribed to PC World magazine since 1996, but my subscription is up for renewal this year, and I'm not sure if I need it anymore. I love reading the Stephen Manes rants and hoarding back issues in my closet, but I find myself getting virtually all the hard information I used to turn to PC World for from the Internet. What's the relevance of a print IT publication in modern times?"

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  1. huh? by Mr2cents · · Score: 4, Funny

    How should I know wheither you should subscribe to a magazine or not? What's next? Ask Slashdot: should I wear my green T-shirt or my yellow one? Make up your own mind! We're all different! :)

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    1. Re:huh? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah, like we can expect impartial green/yellow advice from someone called Green Salad...

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  2. Re:Read Slashdot Instead. by antifoidulus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not to mention that on slashdot, unlike print media, if you miss a story it will be re-run in a few days(sometimes a few hours if you are lucky)

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  3. Most Important Criteria by doctorsmoothy · · Score: 1, Funny

    You didn't mention if you have a laptop that you can balance skillfully on your knees. What are you going to read in the bathroom?

  4. Re:Read Slashdot Instead. by rbochan · · Score: 2, Funny

    And as a bonus, every week you get 47 links to Roland Piquepaille's blog.

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  5. You're stealing from the magazine industry by ion_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    I find myself getting virtually all the hard information I used to turn to PC World for from the Internet.

    You wouldn't steal a magazine, would you? Downloading information from the Internet is no different than walking into a magazine store, stuffing a magazine in your pocket, and walking out without paying for it. What you do hurts the magazine industry. With the new legislation (paid by the Magazine Industry Association of America), you can (and will) be sued in criminal court.

    Remember, kids: downloading information from the Internet is stealing.

    1. Re:You're stealing from the magazine industry by TubeSteak · · Score: 2, Funny
      Downloading information from the Internet is no different than walking into a magazine store, stuffing a magazine in your pocket, and walking out without paying for it.
      The latest thing is to walk into a magazine store, take pictures of the pages with your cellphone and read them later without paying for it.

      I think I read that from a photographed PC World article a while back.

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  6. Re:Wired by tgd · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, they've added that much content in the last six or seven years?