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From: philip@pescadero.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick)
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Subject: Re: SEX! (Now that we've got your attention...)
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Date: 7 Jul 90 21:30:18 GMT
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In article <9591@hubcap.clemson.edu>, chrisb@hubcap.clemson.edu (Chris
Behrens) writes:
> > Would somebody call for a boycott if they keep have the same kind of
> > cover design? guess nobody would. The readership would only increase.
> 
> I agree. I am not a MacUser reader, but just seeing/hearing about this
> new cover concept has me curious. I may not buy a magazine, but I may
> find one just to see what the fuss is all about. :-)
I occasionally look at MacUser, MacWorld etc. when they have an
article about something that interests me - which is getting to be more
and more seldom. If they had good articles, maybe I would consider
buying them. I consider the covers a symptom of declining content -
adding more layers of packaging instead of improving the product...

Philip Machanick
philip@pescadero.stanford.edu