CNET: PC World editor resigns over apparent ad pressure
Submitted by Bryan on May 3, 2007 - 4:05pm
As a subscriber to PC World, this news is very sad if true. Readers of articles from this magazine depend on editors and writers to not be influenced by the dollar. Perhaps another payola scandal in the making?
Complete StoryBut three sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told CNET News.com that McCracken informed staffers in an afternoon meeting Wednesday that he decided to resign because Colin Crawford, senior vice president, online, at IDG Communications, was pressuring him to avoid stories that were critical of major advertisers.
Wired News reported Wednesday evening that McCracken quit after Crawford killed a draft story titled "Ten Things We Hate About Apple."
Hm...
I have heard other things about Apple really getting out there and paying folks to say good things about Macs. I certainly hope this isn't true but this story is the second type of strong armed marketing message I have heard. It also bugs me that hard core open source advocates are so into Macs all of the sudden. Go Ubuntu, or something, if you are getting off of Windows. A Mac isn't open source. Seems odd.
Apple is propriety
Amy, great observation and exactly what I've been thinking. I can't quite figure out why so many open source developers are using Macs either. For the past several months I've been due for a new computer at home and have considered either a Mac or PC. I'm not much for "eye candy" so the Mac doesn't impress me so much. However, the wife is into photography and a lot of the photography classes are geared toward the Mac.
While both Microsoft and Apple may be propriety...it seems to me that Apple goes even further by preventing it's operating system from running on anything more than Apple hardware. Where is the freedom in that? The only thing that may win me over to a Mac is the ability of having Windows/Apple on the same hardware via virtualization.
"Apple goes even further by
"Apple goes even further by preventing it's operating system from running on anything more than Apple hardware. Where is the freedom in that?"
Exactly. I suppose (?) the thinking is in balancing the market share? Maybe a Mac Maniac will swing by and shed light on this for us.
Now, don't get me wrong! I like "Mac People!" They always seem intelligent and artistic and laid back...or, am I being influenced by the Mac Marketing? hehehe (Just kidding you Mac-a-holics. You're obviously MUCH cooler than I am! But, then again, that's not saying much!)
But, I really am a bit confused about why a Mac, and not Ubuntu or a Linux environment if you are leaving Windows.