UKNM: mac cover discs

[Lee Rickler]

.... Thats why I only buy Internet mag.

Mac AND PC files are included on their disc.

OK .. it might only be the same software that I've always got, mac and PC, but at least they bother.!!


Lee



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------

From: "Richard Longhurst" <

richard [dot] longhurstfuturenet [dot] co [dot] uk

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uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 14:51:29 -0000


 >When we stopped featuring Mac Internet software on .net's coverdisc a couple

of years back, holier-than-thou Mac users complained that the Net was

supposed to be platform-independent so we were evil not to include software

for their precious machines. They went strangely silent when we pointed out

that we didn't feature Amiga, ST, Unix or Speccy programs on the disc - to

them, multi-platform means Mac and Windows.


They also think it's a dreadful conspiracy when the Mac isn't supported.

Normally it's due to practicalities - with .net's coverdisc it was a case of

25% of the effort for 2% of the readers. It just didn't make sense to put

Mac software on there. But having said that, I did have a pop at the new

Guinness e-zine (www.getg.co.uk) for being a Windows-only executable.


I think .net has featured some Mac software in recent months. What thanks

did they get? None.

Richard

http://www.richclickings.co.uk


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Richard Longhurst - editor, PC Format - http://www.futurenet.co.uk/

Future Publishing, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath, BA1 2BW, UK

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