Maximum PC

It's a logical branch to serve, because....funny thing is, people are into keeping pictures on their computer. Some people even take pictures, and then edit them on their computer! Crazy I know!! And let's see here....what does PC stand for again....uhhh, I used to know this? Oh yeah! Personal Computer!! That's what it is... So you see? Those greedy MaximumPC folks are looking to sell their magazine to other people too!

How about a little common sense here dude? Do you have any idea how fast a magazine about only PC hardware would tank?! Then you'd have nothing.

I'm not sure which test tube you were hatched from...

I thought Yoda was on the same side as the clones.

Your sarcasm is not only biting, but quite unneccessary. I'm not sure which test tube you were hatched from, but if I want to read about PC's, their hardware, software and everything in between, I'll pick up a copy of MPC or CPU Magazine. If I want to read about digital photography, I'll head to DPReview.com where their coverage is much more in-depth, accurate and a helluva lot more compelling than MPC moonlighting as some kind of authority on DSLR's.


Actually, you are quite wrong. CPU Magazine does it very well, catering almost exclusively to PC-based hardware and software articles and reviews. It would serve you well to do a little homework prior to making outrageous claims based on very little factual evidence. CPU Magazine has been around for many years, and does one thing exceedingly well that MPC does not: Provide solid coverage of PC modding and the people that mod them. Now that's maximum PC.

I was in a sarcastic mood, so I don't think it was at all unnecessary. I did my time, I can speak my mind.

As far as research goes, funny thing is, in my younger days I was a magazine department manager for a now defunct bookstore in NY. One of my esteemed duties was to re-order subscriptions, and to look for new subscriptions that may appeal to our customer base. I've probably read more issues of CPU magazine than you've seen, and to be completely honest I find it dry and unappealing.

Anyway the real point here is that regardless of your sanctimonious diatribe of righteousness, seemingly bent on corralling my irrepressible sarcasm, there are other things at play here that are equally, if not more important... My experiences in life have shown me that in order to reach the truth, we often must look beneath the surface.

pot calling the kettle black.

The justification you provide for "behaving badly" is typical of this generation who feel that they have a right to do what they want because they feel as though they are entitled to it.

I hardly consider your position as a common salesperson at a bookstore as the definitive example of what proper research is. This is especially true in the sense that you automatically assume that because you worked in a bookstore, you have had more exposure to CPU Magazine than I. Laughable, I agree, but the point remains. I would weigh your responses more seriously if you refrained from expressing assumptions based solely on the fact that you were such an esteemed understudy at a *ahem* bookstore.

I do not consider what I said to be sanctimonious, much less righteous; I call it like it is. You claim to seek the truth, yet you cannot even be honest with yourself. You believe that cynicism, sarcasm and jadedness are positive methods to make (ill-conceived, I might add) points readily understandable, much less persuade readers to agree with your position? Interesting.

Curious that you assume to know exactly what generation I am affiliated with. That condescending approach to any debate belies your ignorance. Never respond to the temptation of bravado's blind leap of faith. It generally results in the underestimating of one's opponent.

I was in a sarcastic mood, so I don't think it was at all unnecessary. I did my time, I can speak my mind.

I can assure you that everything laid down in this post is quite well thought out and meted out only through decades of experience.

I've probably read more issues of CPU magazine than you've seen, and to be completely honest I find it dry and unappealing.

If your only example is the continued existence of CPU magazine, then I would have to say that is a flimsy argument at best. If you would like to I eagerly look forward to the debate, but privately I am concerned that you may not be so foolish.

My original post was a bit condescending in attitude, but not on a personal level. I did not set out to attack any specificity of the original post, but the idea in general. The only sense of entitlement I have is that to an opinion. I fought to protect it, and I will exercise it. If you find that offensive, well that's just an added little bonus I guess.






I've no need to cultivate an all knowing or superior persona. How exactly would that benefit me? If anything it would discredit, so I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but you know very little of me. Perhaps your observations are just manifestations of the inadequacy that you feel in comparison. Age, experience, hard work, and dedication have taught me the things that I need to know in life, and I am anything but a slave to my emotions. To this day the effect of my time in service has provided me a level of discipline that few others enjoy, and I am very thankful for it. As far as Sun Tsu goes, his appreciation of discipline was not a personal manifest, but a byproduct of his cultural heritage.






My approval of CPU magazine was not part of the debate, but a personal observation, and the debate is less invigorating now since you managed to miss the whole point. I thought I made it quite clear, but apparently I over-estimated you. There was never any denial that CPU Magazine has managed to survive. The point is that in this economic downturn, direct competition is NOT a feasible strategy due the plethora reasons listed in my prior post. Please re-read them as I abhor redundancy.





When was I ever shown that I was wrong? I am always eager to wrap my head around new info. I'm presently using by GI Bill to go back to college, so I'm in the habit of wrapping my head around new information on a daily basis. If you have something insightful to say, please stop keeping it to yourself. I did interject my personal feelings about the magazine, but that was never a point of the debate. You need to stop confusing rhetoric with fact, because now we're just talking in circles. And once again you managed to miss the point completely. Diversification is exactly what is necessary to avoid direct competition in the increasingly shrinking market of printed periodicals. The 2010 circulation rate for MaxPC magazine was estimated at 250,000. It's not a number that inspires supreme confidence. Conversely your precious CPU magazine is published by the same company that watched as a sister magazine PCModder went under. This is a more cut throat business than I think you realize. Vying for the attention of readers (especially those in small interest demographics like computing) is a very precise business. Market research and marketing strategies are developments that occur independent of the editorial staff. If there is money to be made by diversification, it would have to be considered a substantial opportunity to risk alienating the present subscription base.





It's entirely possible that you are not a fool. It matters little to me, I'm simply observing your actions and considering your points. You haven't brought any facts to the debate that don't support my position. Your claim that a CPU centric magazine can survive was dually noted two posts ago. You obviously aren't any closer to grasping my point since you just seem to be recycling yours. Have you ever taken an economics class? Do you really have any idea what your talking about from a fundamentalist standpoint? Do you really not see how publishing CPU Magazine part 2 would be a bad idea? If the market was so large as you assume it is, Sandhills Publishing Company would publish it themselves. And describing my posts as stuffy, obtuse, nonsensical, and self-centered might be an astute observation, but it is also another example of the pot calling the kettle black. It's an entirely hypocritical, simple, inflammatory statement that accomplishes nothing.