Comments on: Why You Should Never Trust Novell/Microsoft Assessments in the Press http://techrights.org/2007/05/17/why-you-should-never-trust-novellmicrosoft-assessments-in-the-press/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terrell Prude' Jr. http://techrights.org/2007/05/17/why-you-should-never-trust-novellmicrosoft-assessments-in-the-press/comment-page-1/#comment-1858 Terrell Prude' Jr. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:15:56 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/05/17/why-you-should-never-trust-novellmicrosoft-assessments-in-the-press/#comment-1858 Yep, so true. My Dad is in the entertainment industry, and he's told me of such things. The "stars" in music basically have to toe the line of the big media conglomerates (the RIAA members), otherwise said conglomerates will simply ditch that "star" and create a new one in a month. PC Magazine started going downhill in the late 1980's, and because of that, I let my subscription lapse in (I believe) 1988. Gone was the reason I used to read it (good technical information, like what Peter Norton used to do). It was replaced by drivel and "infomercial" articles. Yep, so true. My Dad is in the entertainment industry, and he’s told me of such things. The “stars” in music basically have to toe the line of the big media conglomerates (the RIAA members), otherwise said conglomerates will simply ditch that “star” and create a new one in a month.

PC Magazine started going downhill in the late 1980′s, and because of that, I let my subscription lapse in (I believe) 1988. Gone was the reason I used to read it (good technical information, like what Peter Norton used to do). It was replaced by drivel and “infomercial” articles.

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