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From: steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacWorld vs. MacUser vs. Macazine vs. ??
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Date: 17 Oct 88 21:51:16 GMT
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In article <8810171949.AA26244@decwrl.dec.com> long@mcntsh.dec.com (I'm not an engineer, but I play one on TV!) writes:
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#>I currently subscribe to MacWorld, and am considering dropping it, as I feel
#>the ratio of advertising to content is too high.  I've read a couple of issues
#>apiece of MacUser and Macazine, and they seem to be better (Macazine better
#>than MacUser).  Anyone like to comment on their favorite, and why?
#>
#>Thanks - Rich

Just a comment. When I'm buying hardware or software, I look for
the publications with the most ads so I can get the best price.
So advertising isn't always a drawback. For better or worse,
the advertisers go to the pubs people seem to read the most.
The ads are also a way to track new products and send for
information. (I should point out, though, that on the job I'm only
allowed to buy Apple Products from Apple through the university
even if I can get a cheaper price elsewhere.)

Don't read this as an endorsement of MacWorld,
though. My boss gets it so I read it. I've never seen Macazine.
Could you post their address so I can send for a sample. Thanks.

Steve Goldfield