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From: manis@faculty.cs.ubc.ca (Vincent Manis)
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Subject: Re: Unix Review braindamaged subscription offer
Keywords: Unix_Review, advertising, money, unfair
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Date: 26 Jun 89 20:17:07 GMT
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In article <154@unifax.UUCP> sl@.UUCP (Stuart Lynne) writes:
>More to the point:
>
>	Do you read either Unix World or Unix Today?

I do read UNIX World, which I find adequate, though not as good as the
issues of UNIX Review I've seen. I've never bothered to subscribe to
UNIX World, because the per-issue price at London Drugs was about the
same as the subscription price. However, now that London Drugs seems
to have given up on non PC things, I probably will subscribe. 

As for UNIX Today, I've never gotten around to subscribing. 

>And just out of interest - what did you get?

I can't say, just yet. The final decision will be made later this
week. However, certainly my input in this has been *very* conditioned
by what I've read in the trade press. 

I might mention that I tend to discount somewhat the `controlled-
circulation' magazines. If all of one's income comes from advertisers,
the contents are guaranteed to be less critical.  (InfoWorld comes in
that category).
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