And, is Computer Shopper still around?
CS was a part of ZIFF publishing, early along and during the
technological "revolution," directly in following the industry
rote-step and in suit;- favoritism would have quite naturally run
something along laissez-faire, due in course, as manifest by higher
pricing among, overall, a generally inclusive principle of positive
reviews, unlike today's populist expectations provided by end-user
review databases conceptualized for virtuality when purveying products
of a like NewEgg or Amazon proffers.
Later along, coincident to somewhat past, most certainly nearer to a
prime of accessibly-affordable computer power, at the turn of the
century, as it were, a cadre of interested persons from the Dept. of
Defense bought out the controlling editorial direction within Ziff
Publishing. Computer Shopper thereafter shrunk to roughly a third,
physically, of content from its former size.
I'd agree, though, a best a dubious proposal among little nibbles from
yet another gist I've stored away in dusty tomes along rumor-mills for
things that possibly go hmmm.
