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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
Also: The idea that IDG "has standards" and, by implication, that Guardian News & Media does not seems a Hank uncharitable.
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I wasn't trying to imply anything about the Guardian.
(When I choose to attack their credibility I'll do it openly. There are grounds for it, but I don't need to go there on this one...
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I was merely pointing out the IDG has standards specifically about NDAs and avoiding lawsuits. Especially from the advertisers because IDG's business model for INFOWORLD was almost 100% ad-supported. Once they pulled it back from newstands and focused tightly on corporate IT they had a fine line to tread between appealing to the readers to keep their subscription lists overflowing and scaring off the tech companies they covered. That's why, over time, they de-emphasized product reviews. And that is why the Cringely column became more of a gosip column over time.