CompuServe Messages

> If I may speculate on why AmigaWorld would end publication, I would have to point the finger at their >parent company, IDG Communications. They have a history of ending publication suddenly and for no >reason. They were also the publishers of RUN and as I have stated before, my subscription to the >bi-monthly publication at the end suddenly changed to a PC-World subscription (Yech!). BTW, this >prompted me to go buy my Amiga so can't be viewed as all bad. > So this is hardly a first for IDG. Maybe, if we're lucky, some of AW's staff will join Amazing. And to all >of you AW subscribers, don't be suprised if you receive PC-World issues to round out your subscription >}:< I'm hardly unbiased about IDG (hey, I'm a PC World employee), but I don't think it's fair to accuse us of "ending publication suddenly and for no reason" — especially in the case of AmigaWorld. As you know, AW was one of the last two US Amiga mags left standing, years after the others pulled out of the market. And while I have no inside info on why AW is shutting down, I presume it's because it doesn't make financial sense for it to continue. That's the main reason why any magazine (and any busines) closes, and it's pretty hard to argue with. (And heck, as an Amiga hacker from way back myself, I don't think it would make sense for IDG to round out AW subscriptions with PC World issues…at least not as your only option.) — Harry